I couldn't do it. I couldn't get rid of the bearded irises.

December is a time of reckoning.

Look on the bright side, says Monty Python. Sometimes, you just gotta do exactly that.

It’s quiz time, and what self-respecting gardener doesn’t love a rousing no-consequences brain tickler? Truthfully, I’m not that fond of...

Dandelions are the scourge of the suburban lawn—or are they?

Come to think about it, what are those things coming out of the ground?

When life gives you hurts, make hurtinade.

What to do when time is ticking away.

A soul-soothing look at a few garden bright spots.

Letting nature in by getting immersed in the immediate.

I don't mean to complain and whine. It's just that I'm so good at it.

Daydreaming of a Glorious Horticultural Breakthrough.

Deep thoughts about small things.

Helpful advice for growing chilies.

Blossom end rot tries to crush my naive hopes for a trouble-free harvest.

They're happy little butterflies, but maybe they have a dark side?

Adding a raised bed for growing chilies meant confronting the swamp grass.

The Tree Guy tried to pin this one on me. I’m not buying it.

Welcome to the Blind Pig edition of Schiddygarden.

Sometimes a great notion simply doesn’t fly.