I have been using the Easy Outdoor Mouse Trap for a couple of years now with great success. I catch a lot of rodents, but since some of them have multiple litters each year, it is difficult to get ahead of the curve. The bucket I use is about one foot tall, which is a […]
Garden Notes
Fan Flower – New Wonder
I found my Fan Flower among the annuals at a new garden center and was drawn in by the beautiful blue flowers growing in interesting fan shapes. It was a Proven Winners plant and was labeled (New Wonder® Fan Flower Scaevola aemula). The tag called for full sun and said that my plant was heat […]
Going Green!
This has been a very hot dry year in Wisconsin and since I added a lot of new plants this year, I have been watering a lot. Since our suburb does not have city water, we use a private well that has hard water. When I water the yard, I carefully set up my sprinkler […]
Japanese Beetles –They’re Baaack!
The Japanese beetles are back and are once again eating our roses. However, I am happy to report that we have far fewer beetles this year. Originally I started trapping beetles last year because our roses were being decimated and I finally decided to fight back. I bought 3 different beetle traps and hung them […]
Chicago Balcony Garden
Every spring around Mother’s Day I drive to Chicago for a long weekend to visit my daughter Rochelle. We go out to eat, have our nails done and sometimes go shopping or to a movie. However, as part of that weekend tradition, we always buy flowering annuals at the local garden center and plant both […]
A Really Bad Hair Day
I have a few small, fun pots that I plant and move around the garden to fill in holes left behind by daffodils and other early bulbs. One of my favorites is the gray toad I call Harriet. Over the years I have planted shamrocks, impatiens, geraniums or petunias in her based on whether she […]