If you like winter, don’t read this
This is the best representation of how it has looked outside for weeks running now. Hurts the eyes doesn’t it? That is what my entire yard looks like right now. It’s so icy that the deer are all like...
View ArticleDreaming of spring bulbs
Back in New Jersey and this is me in a nutshell. Since November A photo posted by john markowski (@jmarkowski0) on Mar 4, 2015 at 6:29pm PST My likeness right? I worked long and hard on that...
View ArticleONG is back
ONG is back for one day that is. I may have changed focus on this blog (for better or worse, discuss) but the ONG will always be chilling in my DNA. The love of gardening and even the love of garden...
View ArticleWinter garden appreciation
I despise the cold weather and it is getting worse and worse as I get older. I hate the snow and I do not find it to be the least bit “cozy”. It physically hurts my eyes to even glance at it. I don’t...
View ArticleFading
We have arrived at the initial stages of the the time of year when I get pissed off at a lot of my gardening brethren. When I say brethren, I mean anyone who has personally planted at least 19 plants...
View ArticleThe winter garden is the best, or it isn’t.
How shall I deliver this post today? We can go one of three ways: A. Be authentic and real B. Lie my ass off C. Rely on sarcasm to hedge between the two Authentic and real is generally the right thing...
View ArticleI like it
I felt an itch today. An itch to garden, whatever that means. I walked my grounds in flip flops and a t-shirt because it was a pleasant 60 degrees outside. I desperately wanted to weed. Or dig. Or...
View ArticleSucky weather but a “Hell Yeah” moment
Hello everyone. It has been a while since I last posted here so my apologies for that. The truth is I have been hammering away on the book and I’m proud to report that it is completely written and I am...
View ArticleAfter the first frost
And just like that, the bright, saturated and vivid colors of autumn have disappeared. We’re now in what I like to call the “Pre-Winter Phase”. And you know what? It ain’t so bad. The post...
View ArticleGarden tour – 11/29/17
At first glance, my garden looks like it has called it a year, as it slowly collapses on itself. But upon a closer look, that may not be true. Here’s what’s going on as we head into December: Time...
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