Author Archives: Ann Lovejoy

Roasting The Garden

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Ann Lovejoy

From Peaches To Tomatoes Eastern Washington peaches are amazingly delicious this year, and I feel blessed to be gifted with a dozen fat, juicy ones that were utterly ripe and a further dozen that were still on the green side. … Continue reading →

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Gardening When Water Becomes Scarce

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Ann Lovejoy

Planning and Planting the Dry Garden The lovely rain is so welcome that I can hear neighbor kids laughing and singing as they run in the refreshing wetness. Although our Northwestern summers are typically very dry indeed, this year takes … Continue reading →

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Catnip vs DEET: No Contest

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Ann Lovejoy

Simple Garden Solutions For Summer Stings Our daily deer visits have been made a bit more exciting by daily coyote sitings, possibly not unrelated. In any case, we are now hosting a limping faun, still spotted and tiny but seemingly … Continue reading →

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Hot Tips and Gardening Tricks

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Ann Lovejoy

Home And Garden Cures For This And That I recently had a sizzling experience with a red hot pepper. Happily, it’ happened before and I knew just what to do. The first time I got chili burn, it took over … Continue reading →

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