http://www.dirtdujour.com/ en cindymcnatt@gmail.com Copyright 2012 2012-05-17T13:57:09+00:00 http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/you_can_do_this_/ http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/you_can_do_this_/#When:13:57:09Z for your next outdoor dinner. Ingredients: votive, fresh lavender, jute, candle. From Providence Design whatever Thewashingtontimes—Yankee candle introduces man-candles: one of the four scents “riding mower”. Accessories 2012-05-17T13:57:09+00:00 http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/dr_huey_strikes_again/ http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/dr_huey_strikes_again/#When:16:09:41Z You know when your buttery-yellow rose or pale pink favorite sports a bright red single-petaled bloom that Dr. Huey has arrived. More what, than he, Dr. Huey is the name of the root stock your rose is grafted on to. And when the root sends up a cane directly from the ground, it blooms with this heirloom standby. Best to remove as much cane as you can by digging below the soil and getting to the “root” of problem. whatever LiveScience - Humanity outstripping the Earth’s resources by 50 percent Plants 2012-05-16T16:09:41+00:00 http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/groovy_new_petunia/ http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/groovy_new_petunia/#When:12:54:24Z If you’re plugging the pots with color this summer you can’t get more abundant than the petunia Pretty Much Picasso and sweet potato vine. Pretty much need just one of each as both are quick fillers. whatever AP - Man cared for 200 year-old elm tree for 50 years. It died. He died at 103. Both buried together. Plants 2012-05-15T12:54:24+00:00 http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/free_book_friday151/ http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/free_book_friday151/#When:13:20:22Z I am reluctant to give up this book because it’s so much fun to read: The Anxious Gardener’s Book of Answers by Teri Dunn Chace (Timber Press). You remember your blunderous gardening days when you didn’t know which way was up when it came time to plant bulbs? The days when we didn’t water enough, watered too much or tried to prune an oak tree with hedge shears? Chase is that deep breath you need when panic strikes in the petunia patch. Maybe you still need her pat on the shoulder or know someone who does. To win the book, leave a note in comments about your wackiest garden blunder. A winner will be chosen at random, eyes closed, pinkie promise. Last week’s winner of Sunset’s Western Garden Book? Annie M in zone 2B! Oh yeah and this 2012-05-11T13:20:22+00:00 http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/quick_craft/ http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/quick_craft/#When:13:31:35Z For you, the kids, the grandkids to spend an afternoon - or rush something for Mother’s Day. Your call. No-bake clay pots with a complete tutorial at Say Yes to Hoboken. whatever Mother Nature Network: New species of sneaky trapdoor spider discovered in the Amazon Alabama. Two, four and eight-legged 2012-05-10T13:31:35+00:00 http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/in_case_theres_a_pool_in_your_future/ http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/in_case_theres_a_pool_in_your_future/#When:14:12:16Z This beauty featured in Elle Decor is what I call a refreshing plunge in the heat of summer. whatever TheTelegraph—Olympic preparations? What to do about the millions of poisonous caterpillar problem Design 2012-05-09T14:12:16+00:00 http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/a_competitive_edge_in_birding/ http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/a_competitive_edge_in_birding/#When:13:33:38Z We know how you birders are - all mild-mannered on the outside - but on inside you’ll go for the jugular to be the first to add that rare albino Junco to your life list. Step away from the binoculars. The rest of us can bone up on our basic birds this year with Sibley’s Backyard Birding Flashcards from Random House. whatever Treehugger.com—Yes folks, it is International Compost Awareness Week. 2012-05-08T13:33:38+00:00 http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/free_book_friday15/ http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/free_book_friday15/#When:13:56:52Z And for all you Sunset devotees - and who isn’t? - the new Western Garden Book - updated for 2012, chock-full of photo images, more plant profiles than ever, the go-to that you’ve done wore out, and now you need a new one. To win it - tell us in comments about one of your old Sunset Western Garden Books. Did you memorize it from cover to cover, drop it in the pond, use the pages to make paper pots? What? A winner will be chosen at random, eyes closed, pinkie promise. Last week’s winner of California Fruit & Vegetable Gardening by Claire Splan: Linda Genis. Yay!  Oh yeah and this 2012-05-04T13:56:52+00:00 http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/practical_art/ http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/practical_art/#When:13:32:43Z It used to be you could have an artistic landscape or a practical one. Gardening Insights in Tuscon combines the two with groovy bee habitats. whatever Skynews.com.au—Swedish Hells Angels caught dealing drugs transported in garden gnomes Two, four and eight-legged 2012-05-02T13:32:43+00:00 http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/look_who_knows_so_much1/ http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/look_who_knows_so_much1/#When:13:23:26Z One of my favorite lines from the Princess Bride movie and really nothing to do with this image. What do you think it is? If you guessed dessert - you’re correct. Chocolate tiramasu served in a flower pot courtesy of Blooms by Bethan. whatever Telegraph.uk—From the Only In England department - television gardener Diarmuid Gavin deals with celebrity stalker Oh yeah and this 2012-05-01T13:23:26+00:00