Going over real estate advice on the Internet, it seems the majority says it’s a good time to buy a home these days with the market prices down and all. Not to mention the tax incentives for new home buyers. But if you were buying a new home, you’d have to know all the details so you can...

I was wondering how the Hubby planned to remember what seeds went where.... But he and Veg had this covered.  This morning my Kiddo drug me down to the garden to see the signs he and his Daddy made..... You may also notice in the morning light, the rows an squares drawn out a little better the...

I am tending to use Marshalls as a barometer for the UK landscaping industry. Perhaps this is a little unfair that they should get a lot of attention but when you refer to yourself as the 'UK's leading' it does tend to make one's ears prick up. I am still not convinced that Marshalls haver paid shar...

The blizzard of last week left tons of mess on the ground. I'll be raking it off for months to come. The storm stripped our trees of weak limbs and pulled down more leaves. Lawn guys will start clearing paths later today. Otherwise, the garden was not nearly as damaged as feared. An anise tree took ...

Not the prettiest garden in the world, but entirely functional … and I love it! Behind the bed that has stuff already growing in it are my Three Sisters mounds (corn, beans, squash), and behind the new bed is the potato and (future) peanut patch. I’ll be planting stuff in my large pots a...

Pull out your sombreros everybody, on today’s show it’s a Mexican Fiesta with the fabulously funny Bill Cruz. Bill recently performed with us at Steamworks, the gay men’s bathhouse in Chicago. He was all wrapped up in towels and delivered his monologue like a Roman statesman addres...

We have the standard 6ft. Fence in the backyard, and a few months ago, I heard about burglaries increasing dramatically in the entire city. To make sure this never happened to me, I got an electric fence and ran a single wire along the top of the fence. Actually, I got the biggest cattle charger Tra...

First signs of spring in Phoenix. This native bush started out as an 8 inch green ball in a 6″ nursery pot, many years ago … Nikon D70. Click image for larger file....

Newton Abbot based landscaper Jackson Landscape Design has won an award from Marshalls PLC for the ‘Most Creative Use of Marshalls Product’ at the inaugural Marshalls Register Awards 2008. Marshalls created the awards to recognise excellence in hard landscaping design and installation among its ...

See more: Raised Bed Garden System 5 out of 5 (Overall Rating) Long term success, March, 6 2009 Submitted by norska from EC "I have used the stackable joints and composite timbers since 2005, for a veggie & herb bed, and they have performed very well. The only downside is the little caps for the joi...