What is a weed?

Interesting conversation on weeds I found here: What is a weed? It generally sums up my view–weeds are what you make them. When I first bought the current house I had a funny weed in the sad back lawn area I kept mowing over. Eventually I realized it was a small rhubarb plant and moved it. From weed to food source… Read more →

Pothole Gardening

This guy has come up with an interesting project, planting flowers in potholes to highlight the mess the local streets are in, as well as brighten up his suroundings.  He has become quite creative with it over the year, and I applaud his efforts. I have seen many an empty corner or lot and thought someone should put it to… Read more →

Hello 100!

So today it’s supposed to be 100 degrees, goodbye to the rainy June weather we had, and hello to summer in Utah! We’ve recently realized we actually need to water our lawn again; the new seeding from the spring filled in great, but was getting a bit brown in places. The past month brought a trip to WI to visit my family, and… Read more →

Rain Rain Go Away!

Apparently I’ve moved to the desert, where it rains…A LOT! Mind you it’s mid-June…average temperatures ‘should’ be in the 80’s and this weekend we had 55 and rainy all weekend (directly to blame for me sleeping all weekend). It’s rained every other day for what feels like weeks. This spring the weather sure has been unusual. Cold and rainy. On the… Read more →