Our delightful neighbors are all retired. They all have gardens and they mostly think we’re crazy. However.. A few weeks ago, the neighbor across the street was running his small chipper in his backyard. I went over to ask if he was going to get rid of them. He said that’s what he did last year, but: “after listening […]

When we moved to Columbia County, Oregon, the property had an 80ft x 80ft fenced garden area that was “let go” by previous renters. The Summer of 2012, we borrowed a neighbor’s tiller and tilled the entire area except the raspberry, mint, and rhubarb patches. It looked much better, and we had a sense of satisfaction, but a […]