Category: gardening

  • How Do You Solve a Problem Like… the Suburbs?

    I live in the suburbs. I love living in the suburbs. I like that I can raise my family in a relatively safe place, where I can give my small children relative autonomy, can be close to nature, and still be close to shops and cultural institutions and events. But I hate the cars. I…

  • Springing into Gardening!

    Springing into Gardening!

    Here in the northern hemisphere it is finally spring! The birds are singing and all the plants are coming back to life. Which naturally means it’s time for my gardening interest to wake up as well. Last year I really threw myself into the effort, putting in a lot of work into trying to make…