Karl's Garden Blog

For anyone that paid good money for a Topsy Turvy tomato hanger expecting the plant to grow downwards:
NEWS FLASH: PLANTS. GROW. UP.
I mean, seriously.

It was rainy for most of this weekend, which kept me indoors (and a bit grumpy, headachey, and out of sorts — I’d say swine flu, but I think I just needed a few days off). The cold front caused problems (unseasonably late frosts and thunderstorms with hail) for some of my northern neighbors, but [...]

I’m sick with a cold (happens every year about a week after everyone comes back from easter break bearing fresh germs), so I don’t have anything new to report garden-wise. On the other hand, I did get to take some pictures of the gladiolas and marigolds that have sprung into bloom.
The gladiola that I’m [...]