Fall: the Unsung Hero of the Landscape World
SEPTEMBER IS here. We begin to think fall around this time of year. The normal things in fall are back to school, football, music...
top of page
LIFE'S A GARDEN
Musings About Family, Travel And Gardening With Allen Martinson.
Search
Allen Martinson
Aug 29, 20204 min read
Tree Wrangling At The Garden Center
Yesterday I had a cool experience. I had some tree work that needed to get done around the garden center. Our place is nine acres...
32 views
Allen Martinson
Aug 26, 20205 min read
Life Changing Experience
The saga from my trip to India continues this week. I was at a point of the story where I was steadily climbing up towards a pass I had...
17 views
Allen Martinson
Aug 13, 20205 min read
Take A Trip Without Leaving Home
It's becoming pretty clear that travel and vacations are not going to be easy to plan for and probably just not the same as it used to...
25 views
Allen Martinson
Aug 5, 20205 min read
Trekking Towards The Himalaya
The last time I wrote about my adventure in northern India I had gone as far north as I could get by bus. I acclimatized for eight days...
27 views
Allen Martinson
Jul 31, 20205 min read
Appreciating A Job Well Done
This weekend I was able to spend an entire day in my yard doing everything but mowing and weedeating. The smartest thing Mimi ever did...
32 views
Allen Martinson
Jul 23, 20204 min read
A Spa Day For The Houseplants
This past Saturday we were expecting a normal slow day at our garden center. It’s mid July, the real feel that day was 112°, we couldn’t...
8 views
Allen Martinson
Jul 16, 20206 min read
Experiencing The Ladakh Region: A Crossing To Remember
The last time I wrote about my adventure in India I had to acclimatize for 10 days in Kashmir, I was ready to head farther into the...
8 views
Allen Martinson
Jul 9, 20205 min read
Max Comes To The Rescue
Last Thursday Mimi and I looked at each other and realized it was time to make a dash for it. We have one week until bonus bucks...
13 views
Allen Martinson
Jul 1, 20205 min read
Proper Watering Is Key During Summer
The end of this week will be the 4th of July weekend. The summer heat is here but it has taken its sweet time getting here. It's hot for...
4 views
Allen Martinson
Jun 24, 20205 min read
A Jungle Excursion
Last week I wrote about an adventure I had in India. I was just heading towards Tibet where I had an unplanned four hours with the Dalai...
9 views
Allen Martinson
Jun 17, 20207 min read
Jewels Of Kashmir
The past two weeks I've offered garden tips on what to do as it becomes warmer in Mississippi. The heat that comes this way eventually...
90 views
bottom of page