Allen MartinsonApr 3, 20204 min readDrastic Pruning Pays OffThis spring is the kind of spring a nursery man dreams of. It has arrived early and gardeners are ready to get in their yards. With the...
Allen MartinsonMar 26, 20206 min readGardening Has Many SuccessesThis seems like a good time to think about becoming more self-sufficient in our lives. It looks like we are going to be at home with our...
Allen MartinsonMar 18, 20206 min readVines Add A Statment To GardenNow that we are deep into March, I look back on the month and even February and January. We have had more rainfall then we've had in a...
Allen MartinsonMar 12, 20205 min readTime In The YardThis is the time of year that people are sticking their toes into the yard. It is a little early to pull up the pansies and the other...
Allen MartinsonMar 6, 20205 min readRule The Roost In Your BackyardI think back to my childhood growing up in Madison County after our family moved out from Jackson. I remember when Highway 51 was a...
Allen MartinsonFeb 28, 20204 min readTime For Pre-Summer TasksThis weekend Mimi and I sneaked out of town to visit our daughter in Greenville, S.C. Greenville looked and felt a lot like our hometown....
Allen MartinsonFeb 21, 20206 min readChange Also Affects GardeningOur world has changed so much so fast. There are people still living that remember when space exploration was a seemingly impossible...
Allen MartinsonFeb 14, 20204 min readYards, Nurseries, & True 'Local'I spend a lot of time in the woods in nearby Yazoo County. On my drive to get there I get to see what is happening in the country yards....
Allen MartinsonFeb 6, 20204 min readCalendars— An Important Gardening ToolIt takes me about this long to get 2019 put away and admit that 2020 has taken over. Every year it takes me about this long to put the...
Allen MartinsonJan 31, 20203 min readLIFE'S A GARDEN ... DIG IT!This year has started off to be one of big changes and realizations for me. The events that have occurred already are not bad ones, nor...