The Dirt
Gift Wrap from Nature & the Recycling Bin!
Getting Creative With Nature by Sandy Swegel As always, necessity spurs creativity in my life. I had a party to go to last night and needed to wrap a simple gift, but had no wrapping paper much less any of those easy gift bags in the house. Even though I love a nicely wrapped gift, […]
A Gift for Wild Animals
What to Give all the Animals in Your Life by Sandy Swegel After the first big cold snow of the season, I find myself drinking coffee next to the window, captivated by the Wild Kingdom drama of the outdoors…watching the many different kinds of birds foraging or lurking near the bird feeder waiting their turn, […]
One Reason to Weed Right Now!
Preparing for the Gardner’s Rest by Sandy Swegel It’s the week after Thanksgiving and the beginning of a month of serious holiday celebrations. In Colorado, night temperatures are getting colder…my compost pile freezes at night. I’ve given all the garden and especially the trees a good watering and turned off the irrigation system. It is […]