I have been wanting to add a pear tree to the little orchard. I was at a local Big Lots shop and they had several varieties of trees, including fruit trees, outside on the pavement. One of the varieties of pears they had was a Kieffer pear. The nice t… more »

Today was a spring day in winter; the temperature was around 20°C, 68°F. I decided to take advantage of the day to get some work done in the gardens. I cleared the leaves and dead plant stalks from the beds and even did a bit of weeding. I still had s… more »

Garden Spider; Black and Yellow Argiope (Argiope aurantia) At this time in the seasons the garden spiders; Black and Yellow Argiope (Argiope aurantia) make their appearance. The Black and Yellow Argiope is a common orb web spider; they produce a web… more »