http://www.dirtdujour.com/ en cindymcnatt@gmail.com Copyright 2010 2010-07-28T14:28:36+00:00 http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/another_kind_of_garden_art/ http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/another_kind_of_garden_art/#When:14:28:36Z From George Chapman at the Cal Lane web site - filigree shovels, wheelbarrows, car parts, plus laced-out dirt. Not much to add, the pictures speak for themselves. whatever Knoxnews—When a landfill worker goes missing - authorities start sifting the compost. Oh yeah and this 2010-07-28T14:28:36+00:00 http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/grafted_tomatoes/ http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/grafted_tomatoes/#When:13:48:53Z Alice Doyle at Log House Plants says they’ve been doing it in Europe for ages. The benefits are many. Tomatoes grafted onto sturdy rootstock resist disease, resist nematodes, resist cold and provide a bumper crop from fussy heirlooms even in depleted soils. Every tomato she’s trialed has been bigger and better on grafted rootstock. “It’s just amazing, the difference,” she said yesterday on the phone. Better, you can plant them in the same spot year after year. Read the buzz about them here. Look to the very top of the Log House web site to find a retail outlet near you. whatever TacomaNews -- This organic farmer/bank robber ain’t using no celery in his stick ups. Try suitcase bomb. Vegetables 2010-07-27T13:48:53+00:00 http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/upcycling_coffee_cans/ http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/upcycling_coffee_cans/#When:13:52:14Z It’s an old idea really, come around again in a fresh way - coffee cans as plants pots. Great way to dress up a dull wall from re-nest, the web site that is all about recycling. whatever New York Times —And speaking of recycling - dumpster pools on Park Avenue. Small garden 2010-07-26T13:52:14+00:00 http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/peaches_peaches_peaches/ http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/peaches_peaches_peaches/#When:14:30:40Z While most of us peach tree owners eat them standing over the sink, yeah they’re that good when grown at home, Todd and Diane, passionate gardeners, cooks and photographers in Costa Mesa make a call for peach recipes. Although, the grilled peaches topped with Greek yogurt…in the comments section….sounds divine. whatever Examiner.com—Pastor Rick Warren goes temporarily blind after getting the milk sap from ‘Firestick’, better known as euphorbia tircalli, in his eyes. Vegetables 2010-07-23T14:30:40+00:00 http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/a_quick_project_for_your_summer_parties/ http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/a_quick_project_for_your_summer_parties/#When:13:57:09Z No pressure. Really. Laser carved watermelon and hot dogs. How hard can it be? whatever Sports Turf —Earth’s best friend - dogs that sniff out invasive plant species. 2010-07-21T13:57:09+00:00 http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/gnome_jewelry/ http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/gnome_jewelry/#When:13:26:25Z Because gnomes like to roam, and like dogs, are perfectly happy tagging along wherever you want to go. From the Pendant Factory on Etsy, $6.95. whatever Calgary Herald—Britain’s Ministry of Defence announced they are using manure to power the Royal Horse Artillery. Oh yeah and this 2010-07-20T13:26:25+00:00 http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/bird_plant/ http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/bird_plant/#When:07:14:42Z Here’s a new plant coming down the pike from Ball Seed - a pretty ornamental millet ‘Jade Princess’ with strappy chartreuse leaves and brown-burgundy spikes. Blooms like this in 12 weeks from seed. Then in a few weeks more, it’s packed with finch food. Ball Seed is wholesale, so look for ‘Jade Princess’ to show up soon in your favorite retail catalogs. Try Burpee. whatever Mail Online - Get digging or these plot police will kick you and crummy carrots to curb. Plants 2010-07-19T07:14:42+00:00 http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/so_sorryand_then_the_roses/ http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/so_sorryand_then_the_roses/#When:06:41:05Z Do not adjust your email program. My ‘server’, the service that delivers my web site to the world, has been working, then not, then working, then not. Now it’s working. Yay! Just in time to tell you about Carolyn Parker’s blog, Rose Notes with some of the prettiest rose photography on the blogosphere. You’ll also find growing tips, resources for buying hard-to-find roses and arrangements ideas to drool over. whatever Cleveland.com—Police blotter: Squirrel traps family in their home. California gardens 2010-07-16T06:41:05+00:00 http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/and_the_answer_is/ http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/and_the_answer_is/#When:13:13:13Z Vitus coignetiae…or ‘Crimson Glory Vine’ according to landscape architect Bruce Riddle who emailed me yesterday while my “server” was on the blink. No newsletter. I had a ton of emails tho from readers who got close with various parthennosis suggestions, other grapes, and a few whacky plant names I can’t pronounce. Crimson Glory Vine is the ornamental grape that turns bright red in the fall. In these parts we grow ‘Roger’s Red’.  whatever Mail Online—Two gorgeous crop circles at the UFO capital of Britain. The mystery though, are the people playing ‘ring around the unidentified object’. Plants 2010-07-14T13:13:13+00:00 http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/quick_question/ http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/quick_question/#When:02:32:03Z Can anybody identify this vine, or is it something really obvious and I’m just being lame? Looks like beans meets morning glory, and then what? Something east-coasty I’m sure. From landscape architect Bruce John Riddell in Bar Harbor, ME. If you love stone in the landscape, you’re going to love that he uses it by the ton. No such thing as stone-overload in Garden Tour One from his gallery. whatever The Local SE—What does Sweden’s new culinary treat - slug toast - go good with? Try wine says chef David Kallos. Plants 2010-07-12T02:32:03+00:00