Home Growing Gifts

"We grow all our own bad-tasting ugly things."

Prize vegetables.

"I can't believe how great my life is now: We used to live in an apartment, but now, I have my own garden..."

'If I had known it was going to be such a late Spring, i would have never started my garden seeds, indoors.'

"Cheery little flowers, saying good night, saying good morning!"

'We use to tiptoe through the tulips. . . now we just waddle through the weeds.'

"Maureen Alsop is leaving her magnolia, and her delphinium and her cats with us this weekend."

Man using to much bug spray

Don't mind us. We're just trying to eat more locally grown food.

Garden Shop - Top Soil, Bottom Soil (manure)

'Darling - I think it's time to stop feeding the birds.'

'Esther, is it possible, just possible mind you, that your green thumb has gone berserk?'

Thrift: New way to eat eggs (avoid needless transport costs).

"I'm rooting for the carrots."

...gon make you sweat...gon make you groove

Our farmer brought fresh beans, tomatoes, corn and squash this week. Nice. You should have bought into the farm share. I've got my own farmer. Mine's cheap. Mine's cheaper. Thanks, mom. You can't take more zucchini?

'Looks like Reginald wasn't kidding when he said he's going to start urban farming on the roof...'

Water the hydrangeas twice a week and trim as needed. The bromeliad only needs to be high-fived on Saturday, but you can give it high and low fives anytime you have a spare moment. Just, whatever you do, don't give it a "too slow" or it will turn inward and begin shutting down.

"Just a couple of ninety cent seed packets, and you can have fresh garden vegetables for heaven knows how long."

Bonsai tree held up by matchstick

Excellent crop! What's your secret?

'I've no time for these foragers - they come into the area and snap up all the best houses...'

"This is your new solar powered dryer?"

"Stop blaming yourself. You loved, and dedicated so much of your time. Have you considered getting another cactus?"

Money Plant.

Thanks

"Hey! Plants are on sale again! Woo-hoo!"

'I'll just put them here until the danger of frost passes - probably next April'

A drooping plant is watered via an IV tube.

Homegrown solutions for a smaller carbon footprint.

"Yes, we’d like to buy a grow house." "Chia Pet’s first purchase."

"You overwatered the plant, again."

"This one looks as though it could use a little nurturing."

Show and Tell.

So those are your 'weapons of mass destruction? - Slugs?