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We definitely had a frost both last night and the night before (here in Vermont), and this morning there was a thin layer or ice on the dogs' outdoor water bucket. It's cold today with a biting wind that makes this sunny day feel much colder still. Stay safe from the fires, Marie2020. The...

"Ouch" is about all that can be said about it! At least the 25 spruce plugs I planted a few weeks ago are getting most of their watering from Mother Nature. I've only had to water them myself about 3 times. When this (insert expletive here) snow melts, it should provide them all with a nice...

Well let me tell you about the weather here in Vermont! Last night and today, May 8-9, this is what it looks like. (It's not melting today.) : This is the 3rd cold spring in a row now with temperatures so low that nothing germinates. Even my lettuce (a cold weather crop) planted in...

Ah sorry, Mary. But I had only one to give away, and it left in the post yesterday. I had to laugh at my own phobia when I realized how relieved I was to have the bee house not just gone, but traveling from one end of the country to the other.... far, far away! I have an irrational fear of...

I planted lettuce and some other salad greens in containers on my front porch the other day. About a week later than usual, but then it has been horribly cold here, more like January than April.

It is re-packaged, in my car, and will be departing next week for a new happy home 2000+ miles away.

flowerbug, do you want it? Just say the word and it's yours! (It will not be staying here. It's creeping me out even sequestered in a spare room behind a shut door.)

I was given this by a well-meaning relative, but the problem is I'm terrified of bees (and other stinging insects)! I co-exist with bees that visit my gardens and I understand their ecological importance, but I draw the line at inviting them to take up residence on my property, even this...

I think the death toll in my (small rural) state is still under 30 and I didn't know any of the victims. I am 70 yrs old, but in relatively good health, so I keep a good thought for my own survival. I limit my trips out to get groceries to less than two per month and this next time will be...

Welcome to the forum, George. I'm in Vermont where my late hubby and I resided for close to 50 years, and I still do. I've been intrigued by the art of taxidermy from an early age, come from a family of outdoorsmen and women, and we cared for a herd of 4 equines into their last years on our...

I don't know, but I like it! These sprang up in my ditch along the roadside. Not cone flowers, but also not just wild black-eyed susans judging from the halos.

Well I have formulated a plan! The owner of this company (I'll call him "BB" short for Big Boss) saved my neck last winter by agreeing to plow my driveway. I live way out in the sticks and he was the only one who agreed to take on the job. He did all the plowing for me himself (although he...

I want to thank everyone for the replies. Pulsegleaner, yours is truly a horror story! I cannot even believe that any sane person would deliberately destroy a grave/memorial stone to a beloved pet. There are just no words for this atrocity. You have my heartfelt sympathies. :-( I would...

Easy gardeners on this forum have been very helpful and insightful in the past, so perhaps I can get some guidance as to how to deal with a problem I'm having with the crew who mows my 1 1/2 acre of lawn. The situation is this: my husband died this past spring. He used to mow our lawns with a...

Bleeding heart plants seem very finicky here about where they are placed. I have had one for years in a corner between the steps to the front porch and the side of the house and it loves that spot. It's mostly shady there, so I figured bleeding hearts would grow in other shady areas on my...