Monthly Archives: April 2008

This just in at the news desk for all you plant geeks: plant sales GALORE in the valley! May 3, Ada Gardeners Garden Club……10608 W. Cruzer Drive, Boise…….888-2858 May 3, Golden Garden Club…..9185 Coleen (off Maple Grove)……..484-1468 May 10, Idaho … Continue reading →

Here’s a link to a great little blurb in the Seattle PI about growing tea gardens. I couldn’t find the author’s name…….so know in advance I thank them.

Personally, I find the situation hysterical. I have a hideous case of laryngitis (husband is pretending [as usual] he can’t hear me), and yet, I am quoted on the front page of the Idaho Statesman……..and I am so in the … Continue reading →

Ed Bruske, garden guru and cook faboo goes off on a tangent this weekend about the world food crisis. No need for me to repeat what he wrote, just clickety click on over to

It’s been colder than all get out here. All of three nice days so far in 2008. Last Sunday we were all the way up to 78 and I was luvin it. Then cold and nasty. And we are expecting … Continue reading →

At our Spring Fling, someone asked me about stints on The River radio and the resulting podcasts. You can find them over here, at The River Interactive website. Just scroll through the list and click on it to listen. Yours … Continue reading →

I am happy to pass along this information, just in from the Boise landmark, Edwards Greenhouses (off Hill Road & 36th Street);Garnette Monnie (owner) is conducting gardening 101 classes on Saturdays 10 AM to 11 AM. At Edwards, no charge. … Continue reading →

Hard to believe that a week ago today I was being chauffeured around Austin by the lovely Pam Pennick and our fellow spring flingers racing from one garden to the next, each one a paradise unto itself, more fabulous than … Continue reading →

Pam, just so you know right up front, I poached this recipe from over at your site. I mean, really, why would I want to use anyone’s recipe but yours? You dah hostess with the mostess! From our wonderful Pam, … Continue reading →

What I did on my summer vacation. No, make that, what I did on my spring vacation: Went to Austin, TX. Yes, I remembered to take some snaps to share with y’all. Didn’t bring you any barbeque or ice cold … Continue reading →