What do you think is special about our Garden? I recently returned from my annual trip to New Orleans. I go every Winter for a trip to my hometown so I can enjoy a minor respite from Colorado’s below-zero weather and smell fresh gardenias and camellias and remember that oranges and grapefruit grow right on […]
Being in the Present Moment No, this isn’t a clever way to reduce water usage during drought conditions. “Forest bathing” or as it’s called in Japan shinrin-yoku, has now been clinically proven to reduce stress and improve human health. We gardeners and wildflower lovers have always known this, but the Japanese have perfected the art of shinrin-yoku […]
Preparing Your Garden for What You Really Need The holiday season always involves lots of cooking. Each time I’m shopping for food I find myself thinking, I could have grown that. A big winter squash cost me $5 the other day. And paying $2 for parsley that practically grows itself suddenly seems crazy. As I think […]
My Favorite Gift Giving Tips by Sandy Swegel Are you the kind who is frantically looking around for inexpensive gifts to bring to a party you’re going to tomorrow night? Or perhaps you’re the kind of person who had your holiday shopping and decorating done by Thanksgiving evening and now you’re relaxing in your lovely […]
Wellness Gifts for Gardners We’ve covered some of the books and tools that I think every gardener should have. Now mind you, gift certificates are almost always the best gift for the gardener in your life because they get to choose. And of course, we think BBB Seed gift cards are the best possible gift especially because […]
My Favorite Gardening Sources I was browsing through the Amazon best-selling gardening books, thinking of possible gifts for gardeners. So many of the books are truly beautiful and full of information, but information isn’t as hard to find as it used to be. A quick Google search can teach you all you really need to […]
Save the Plants and Dress Up Your Home by Sandy Swegel If early freezes haven’t killed all your plants, there’s still time to think about how to bring the outdoors in by bringing some of your favorite plants indoors. You can bring in plants that thrive indoors to live on a sunny windowsill or you can […]
Preparing Your Garden for Winter Boulder is arguably the center of the meteorological world…NOAA, NIST, NCAR and other great scientific centers that study and forecast weather are located here. I went to a lecture this week with three lead scientists talking about water and drought conditions this year and into the future. As you can […]
What You Need to Know About Cooking Pumpkins by Sandy Swegel I thought I had a great bargain when I found organic butternut squash at the grocery today for only $.99 per pound. I was in definite sticker shock when the squash rang up over $4.75. Well worth it for high-quality food of course, but suddenly, […]
Sharing with Other Foodies by Sandy Swegel A group of people who really like to eat interesting food has gotten together with a group of people who really like to cook and preserve interesting food and they’ve come up with a simple ingenious way to make each other happy. Host a Food Swap! Have you […]