In the Garden

Wonderful Weirdos: Meeting the Leopard Slug

I’ve had a brutal cold for a week now, gone through an entire box of tissue and spent way more time in bed than I like (and I like a LOT...

Meeting Rosemary: The Plant Spirit Ally Challenge

I have to admit I was underwhelmed the first time I met rosemary. Maybe because I met them at a plant nursery, and the only rosemary...

Do You Know Dandelion?

I’ve been reading - and talking - a lot about plant blindness lately, and how sad it is how many adults can’t even identify more than...

In the Garden: Flower Season

There have been so many changes since my Good Bones post back in March! And flower season has begun in earnest. The lilacs at the end of...

In the Garden: Dandelion Season

Dandelion season is here! And this means while other gardeners are shaking their heads and reaching for their herbicides, I'm outside...

In the Garden: Good Bones

Spring seems to be officially underway here in my corner of Oregon, and I’ve started getting outside and working in the yard. As most of...

Michelle Simkins