so here i am, with a pile of gourds.  i didn't intend to plant these, you see. this plant was supposed to b...

just yesterday i took a quick walk around the yard surveying what was available for an autumn bouquet: fading ferns, pokeweed, asters, zinni...

  okay, i'll admit it.  i am guilty of neglecting my gardens.  i know i'm not alone, which is why i feel comfortable admitting th...