Backyard Neophyte Landscaping Blog

So I wrote a whole blog post about adding a 9 inch tall welded wire fence around the base of my aluminum fence in order to keep my small do...

Took me a while to dig a hole for the P3 Mole Chaser, it's a narrow vertical shaft in thick clay soil I blogged before about my vol...

My neighbor's grass is so long and dead, it's the perfect place for voles to romp around all winter long. Then people like me with h...

Even though my yard is brown and drab all winter, it is a relative oasis for rabbits compared to the houses around me. All my neighbors have...

Curse you rabbits! The local cottontails struck again, once again hitting my ostrich fern [Matteuccia struthiopteris], Japanese forest grass...

This is my first miniature Hosta, it's a little tiny Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears' that I'm trying out in my dry side yard and hop...

It's not just a "traditional British dish consisting of sausages in Yorkshire pudding batter" ( source ) - because I found ...

Something's been nibbling my Japanese forest grass , my ostrich fern that is just trying to re-emerge, and my European wild ginger. My d...

Haven't you ever heard of picking on someone your own size? This poor Japanese forest grass has been through a lot. It's just barely...

My suburban Indiana backyard is feeling much more exotic this summer compared to last year. In this post I'll show some photos I took of...

My hostas have been just loving this rainy June weather. Swampy side yards? No problem! Standing water? They love it! In fact, my Hosta ...