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• Lunar Gardening

  Lunar Gardening Common Sense or Lunacy? By Kat Neely Jones of Salem, Oregon. Illustrations by Linda Cook Devona The glossy, dark-green leaves seemed to glow in the afternoon sun. They were large, deeply veined—in fact, perfect. My friend, Karen, shook... Posted Nov 04 2009, 10:01 AM by shawn-nhn with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: garden story, gardening story, weeders digest

• Remedial Weeding

  Remedial Weeding Feeling stressed? Gardeners know the cure. By Becky Rupp Illustration by Blanche Derby Last week, while driving home from the library at four o’clock in the afternoon, I blocked the driveway of our local Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant. I didn... Posted Sep 10 2009, 04:42 PM by shawn-nhn with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: garden story, weeders digest, weeding

• 12 Things to Do While Waiting for the First Tomatoes to Ripen

  12 Things to Do While Waiting for the First Tomatoes to Ripen By Diane C. Arkins Illustrations by Marilynne Roach One of my most vivid childhood memories is of a sign in the old neighborhood pizza parlor that read GOOD FOOD IS WORTH WAITING FOR. Sage... Posted Jul 22 2009, 02:13 PM by shawn-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: garden story, tomatoes, weeders digest

• One Million Daisies

  One Million Daisies By Marilyn Kendall Illustrations by Heather Graham A million daisies have invaded my mother’s garden. They grow rampant among the phlox and delphinium, the lilies and the roses. She doesn’t want their scraggly disorder in her picture... Posted Jun 23 2009, 09:50 AM by shawn-nhn with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: daisies, garden story, weeders digest

• They Practically Grow Themselves

  They Practically Grow Themselves By Ruth Zeier Bland Illustrations by Marilynne Roach My Dad felt that if you hadn’t raised a vegetable, it was not worth serving. I remember watching him hoe and water his garden for hours on end. Grandpa was born and... Posted Jun 11 2009, 10:46 AM by shawn-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: garden story, gardening story, tomatoes, weeders digest

• Bill - The Garden Cat

  Bill, The Garden Cat By Duane Campbell Illustration by Sandra Brooks Mathers Bill walked in about eight years ago. He marched over to the food dishes, ate his fill, threw up, and fell asleep. The cat that moved into our house that day would have been... Posted May 29 2009, 04:02 PM by shawn-nhn with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: garden story, gardening story, weeders digest

• The Youngstown Vindicator

  The Youngstown Vindicator People who live in weedy gardens, shouldn't throw speeches. By Gary Church Illustration by Dena Seiferling t wasn’t my idea. My daughter married a guy who thought I should have a vegetable garden. Next thing I knew, he’d... Posted May 14 2009, 03:32 PM by shawn-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: garden story, gardening story, weeders digest

• Welcome to My Garden

  Welcome to My Garden Learning how to say "Yes" to a tour. By Susan B. Johnson Illustration by Christina Hess When the letter came inviting me to participate in Savannah’s tour of historic gardens, my reaction was immediate and threefold: overwhelmed... Posted Apr 29 2009, 04:34 PM by shawn-nhn with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: garden story, gardening story, weeders digest

• Ferguson in the Garden

  "Weeder's Digest" - Ferguson in the Garden This week from GreenPrints Magazine , Ellie MacDougall's amusing tale of a Labrador Retriever who liked to eat vegetables right from the plot. (Tip : You can also listen to this story, find... Posted Apr 16 2009, 03:04 PM by shawn-nhn with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: garden story, gardening story, weeders digest

• The Joy of NonGardening

  "Weeder's Digest" - The Joy of NonGardening This week from GreenPrints Magazine , Jeff Taylor's hilarious mishaps of a real mixed marriage - gardener and nongardener. (Tip : You can also listen to this story, find link at bottom of story... Posted Apr 09 2009, 11:57 AM by shawn-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: garden story, gardening story, weeders digest

• A Garden is to Grow

  "Weeder's Digest" - A Garden is to Grow This week from GreenPrints Magazine , Erica Sander's touching story of what happened when a school yard garden was vandalized by a motorcycle gang. (Tip : You can also listen to this story, find... Posted Apr 09 2009, 11:50 AM by shawn-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: garden story, gardening story, weeders digest

• Stumped

  "Weeder's Digest" - Stumped This week from GreenPrints Magazine , the hilarious tale of what happened when Carol Raitt tried adding an old tree stump to enhance her native plant garden. (Tip : You can also listen to this story, find link... Posted Apr 09 2009, 11:44 AM by shawn-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: garden story, gardening story, weeders digest

• Flowers Grow In a Garden

  This week from GreenPrints Magazine , Williamston, Michigan's Norma Johnson recalls a horrible fight--over flowers!--that her parents had when she was 12 years old, and the heartwarming way it got resolved. ( Tip : You can also listen to this story... Posted Apr 02 2009, 06:11 PM by shawn-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: garden story, gardening story, weeders digest

• Introducing the Weeder's Digest

  We believe you will enjoy our new the "Weeder's Digest" stories. Every other week, we'll be sharing humorous, heartfelt, inspiring, and all-true garden stories from real gardeners all over the country (and the world!) in what is called... Posted Apr 02 2009, 06:02 PM by shawn-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: garden story, gardening story, weeders digest