The Gimpy Gardener

Edible or Ornamental?

2007-11-07T22:38:32Z

Why do some gardeners always assume you have to be either/or? Yesterday I made an impulse stop at Orchard Nursery in Lafayette, CA. I was stopping by hoping I'd find some Tuffits at a price I could afford. I figured I probably wouldn't, but sin...

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Hog Wild!

2007-10-02T03:46:41Z

It's bareroot season and the limited availability of some new low-chill Zaiger Genetics cherry cultivars has made me rush to order. I was too afraid I'd be left out. If I waited longer, I could maybe get some deals at local drugstores. But I co...

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Plant Frenzy

2007-09-27T02:51:52Z

Bareroot season is coming up and I'm starting to peruse online catalogs. And just the same way it works when I go into a comic book or record store, the more I see, the more I want. Just "going in" is dangerous. It's hard to limit myself to wha...

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Cross-Pollination this Sunday!!

2007-09-19T18:58:50Z

The event I conceived of, pitched to the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden, and have been co-organizing with them for a year has finally come our way. If you're a gardener in the SF Bay Area or have *thought* about starting to garden, please attend Cr...

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Truly Gimpy Gardening

2007-07-23T05:32:26Z

My disability has really hindered me from achieving what I'd like to achieve in the garden. Though we have periodically spent boocoo bux hiring landscapers to help with major tasks, loads of things haven't turned out as envisioned. To be fair to...

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