The Puppetteer I got an e-mail from my old friend Britt, it read: Dear Sam, remember our old neighbor Mrs.Tates? Well she died a couple of days ago, and they just found her will in her backyard. Anyway, turns out that she bought a huge house somewhere in Ohio. And she left it to us! So I thought maybe we can meet up and talk about plans. Please reply, -Britt McCullenI wrote her back, Dear Britt, Yeah I do remember her. It was so funny, it was like her cookies were infinite! Anyway, why would she give US the house if she had a son? Well, how about my apartment? You know the way right? -Samantha FosterBritt showed up about an hour later. We started talking about who's gonna get the house. We decided we would go see it together and then we'll see who gets it.A couple of days later we left for Ohio. We were about half way there and I was sleeping. It started raining and the sound of the rain on the windows woke me up. We were driving through a plain road, the sky was gray, and the road in front of us seemed endless...We were [more..]

I am starting a company to help people design and refresh their gardens and landscapes.  My services will include planning out their garden, helping them select plants at the nursery, and then helping them keep their yard green and healthy.  I'm thinking of a name with "-- Scenes" or "-- Scapes" in it, but I'm open to any ideas.  I am near the coast and specialize in plants that do well there. I love the name Gardenscapes but it is already taken.  Thanks much! [more..]

My other half is setting up a gardening services company and we're currently looking at what his company logo should look like. It'll be on advertising leaflets, business cards , a website and possibly on his pick up truck. We've done a dragonfly design so far but was wondering if anyone had any good ideas. We want to portray that he's reliable ,efficient, knowledgeable in plants and horiculture and can take on work pople just don't have time for. [more..]

I'm helping to put together a small memorial garden at my work. We've already got a bench and a birdbath, and are going to put in a couple small planters, but don't know what kind of plants to put in. They should be low maintenance, and should stay green during the Scottish winter. Flowers in the summer would be nice too. The area gets lots of sunshine...when the sun is out. Any suggestions? [more..]