Jim DavisAug 31, 20212 minThe PresidentNo, not of the United States, but, rather of our Rockbridge County Master Gardener Association. HEADLINE: “MG Nominating Committee fails...
Jim DavisJul 14, 20213 minOFF RECORD(AKA “Rocket 88”) My introduction to recorded music was really a non experience. My family moved to a rental house in Augusta, Georgia...
Jim DavisApr 11, 20213 minBirdsIf your shy and self-effacing blog writer may be allowed to say it, I was once a fairly competent birder. Royster Lyle, my best friend,...
Jim DavisJan 25, 20213 minTwo ReviewsBy chance I have discovered a book and also an article very interesting to me as a gardener and a lover of nature. The book, a...
Jim DavisDec 16, 20203 minA Christmas CarolMy family, what is left of it, is scattered across the country, from Alabama to Texas to Hawaii, so it seemed only natural early on that...
Jim DavisNov 24, 20202 minLet There Not be LightWell, not too much, anyway. Many years ago, a local organization (I believe it was Rockbridge Historical Foundation) convinced many...
Jim DavisOct 11, 20203 minBooks on TreesI’m aware that books don’t grow on trees, although one of my regular readers wishes they did. I don’t know about the other two readers....
Jim DavisAug 4, 20203 minTHE WEDDING WITH KUDZUIn the 1940s, my father in law, an avid fisher, built a fine house on Burwells Bay, near the mouth of the James River. When my son was...
Jim DavisJun 29, 20203 minWeedsThere’s a belief going around that talking to one’s plants will cause them to flourish. Well, there might be some validity here. A person...
Jim DavisMay 19, 20204 minPhotographing Your GardenI have owned a camera since I was twelve years old, and in the dark bathroom even learned to develop and print my film. Later I wanted to...
Jim DavisApr 22, 20203 minLANDSCAPINGThe word landscaping always conveyed to me something far too elaborate that one would find on an eighteenth-century French or Italian...
Jim DavisMar 15, 20202 minMarchTo me, March is an untrustworthy month. The winds and the ides of March are both notorious, but the month holds much that is unexpected....
Jim DavisFeb 18, 20202 minWinter GardenMy title may sound like the name of a ski resort, but I mean only to suggest what might go on in a garden during winter. What? Nothing?...
Jim DavisOct 10, 20193 minConcerning HouseplantsMy first house plant was a pineapple. I must have read some place that it was possible to root the top of the plant, below the leaves,...
karen lyonsMay 31, 20191 minThe Seedy Gardener: May musingsOK, so my cut flower garden doesn't quite resemble that of Lisa Ziegler. Maybe it's because I didn't have Grandpa conditioning my soil...
karen lyonsMay 1, 20191 minThe Seedy Gardener: April ThanksgivingAs April draws to a close, I just wanted to share my appreciation for the seeds shared at our January Seed Swap and my excitement over...
Jim DavisApr 14, 20193 minWORDS CELEBRATING ARBOR DAY, APRIL 24thby Jim Davis The poet Wordsworth was probably right. The way we look at nature changes as we grow up. Our early innocence is full of...
Jim DavisMar 29, 20193 minWAIT—DON’T THROW IT AWAY!I was only a child during the Second World War, but for various reasons the conflict seemed a presence in my life, even without the...
Jim DavisMar 7, 20192 minA Rich ImaginationBy Jim Davis In my years as a Master Gardener I’ve taken on a few jobs, all of which were not only satisfying but also a real pleasure....
Jim DavisJan 30, 20192 minWho do we think we are, anyway?by Jim Davis My mother was a great gardener, and I inherited her love of nature and plants. Routine things such as establishing a career...