Category Archives: Gardening

Things I Never Thought I’d Know For Sure

Contrary to what one might think, palms don’t love living in the Pacific Northwest. (I actually would have guessed that, but now I have proof in my backyard.)

House, Now With Fruit Trees!

I’ve been absent, I know.  I promise it’s for a good reason.  If you follow me on Twitter (or know me in real life), you already know what my good reason is.

Openly Balanced moved!  Or at least I did.  Fortunately, I only had to move down the street into an identical house.  But now we own it, which has been a surprising shift (more on that later). 

Seed Saving, Garden Planning and Stupid Questions

This weekend, a friend and I went to a garden planning and seed saving class hosted jointly by the Olympia Food Co-op and GRuB. I didn’t know about GRuB before this weekend, but I think I’m in love.  If you live in the Olympia area, I highly encourage you to check out their website and…

Wordless Wednesday – First Food