top of page
LIFE'S A GARDEN
Musings About Family, Travel And Gardening With Allen Martinson.
Search


Energizer Bunny
I’m sitting in my camper on this weird day in May. I’m writing this one on May 10th, when it rained for 8 hours and the temps never got...
martinsonsgw
11 minutes ago5 min read
2 views


Time Travel
One Christmas I was feeling generous towards my brother, Chip. I bought two tickets to McAllen, Texas. That is one of the gateways into...
martinsonsgw
May 98 min read
49 views


Henry and the Disco Ball
Mimi and I have a little pond in our back yard. It’s a little pond with huge benefits. Our 5 acre yard slowly but surely drains into the...
martinsonsgw
May 28 min read
93 views


Big Bend
Last week I introduced our two children Mia and Max to those of you who are readers of my article. Mimi and I started camping with them...
martinsonsgw
Apr 257 min read
91 views


Spring has Sprung
I might say this almost every year but I mean it this time when I say this has been one of my favorite springs yet. I mean that as a...
martinsonsgw
Apr 185 min read
80 views


Raising Weird Kids
I’m sure everyone has seen National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation when Chevy Chase gets locked in his attic. After he finds enough of his...
martinsonsgw
Apr 116 min read
124 views


April Fool
I love tearing off that calendar page and seeing that April is upon us. This spring has been unbelievably smooth as it slowly sashays...
martinsonsgw
Apr 45 min read
62 views


Rule the Roost in your Backyard
I think back to my childhood growing up in Madison County after our family moved out from Jackson. I remember when Highway 51 was a...
martinsonsgw
Mar 285 min read
58 views


Native Plants
There is more exciting news for the horticulture world in Mississippi. On March 6th last year our Governor signed a bill into law...
martinsonsgw
Mar 218 min read
105 views


What Once Was a Piglet Is Now a Hog
It’s a beautiful “false” spring day in Mississippi. I can almost hear the plant and animal life coming back from the gloom. Mimi and I...
martinsonsgw
Mar 145 min read
163 views


Life's a Garden | The Dirt on Dirt
I feel like a kid on Christmas Eve as we are just a few days away from springing forward with our clocks back to “normal “ time. The time...
martinsonsgw
Mar 75 min read
58 views


For Those About to Garden, We Salute You
I’m thinking it’s time to get out to your favorite garden center to see what’s brewing. We are all loading up now with all of our new...
martinsonsgw
Feb 286 min read
147 views
bottom of page