gardening

So what do you think about ivy growing up rowhouses? Is it intentional? Are folks just big fans of Wrigley Field?

These cabbage things are all over DC. You see ’em in white and purple and they are not very pleasing on the eye. So why are these all over the place, just because they can live through winter?

Knights are cool in certain circles, I can respect that, if not necessarily for myself. But pigs? I guess it is kind of beautiful thing. Screw all this damn conformity. If folks want to put pig sculptures in front of their house, then God bless ’em. Like the Knights though, I also would’ve loved to have heard this conversation between the husband and wife…oh never mind. Check out a closeup of the pig in full glory after the jump. (more…)

I once posted on this neat school garden in the past. But this past weekend I was fortunate enough to encounter a bike tour being lectured about the garden. What I witnessed was “a bike tour of vegetable and herb gardens at local schools! Come learn about home-grown goodness at our city’s schools from people involved with the projects.”

There was a suggested donation of $10 to benefit the Women’s Garden Cycles Tour, a documentary project traveling by bike from Washington, DC to Montreal collecting stories from community gardeners.

For more information about future tours contact Emily at [email protected].

Pretty, pretty cool! Who knew cool things like this existed in DC?

The tiered approach is really catching on. Which one do you like better?

I found this garden behind a pretty rough looking school on 13th St. The school has grates or bars over all window and looks pretty imposing. But if you walk around the back you see a bit of humanity in this garden. It must be fun for the students to maintain.