Requiem for a Rototiller
Oh, she’s dead. She is dead. I mean, she’s had her cantankerous moments before. Those times when she wouldn’t start no matter what. The days when she sputtered around all ... Read More
Pat is Founding Editor of GreenPrints, having established GreenPrints in 1990 as a unique gardening quarterly print magazine that is filled with entertaining, funny, and heartwarming stories about gardening and life. Pat’s vision continues to guide the editorial mission of GreenPrints, and he ensures that every published story is worth a read by subscribers.
Oh, she’s dead. She is dead. I mean, she’s had her cantankerous moments before. Those times when she wouldn’t start no matter what. The days when she sputtered around all ... Read More
Peas don't like me. I mean it. It's not my fault. I like them. There's nothing more symbolic of early-summer gardening success than grazing along a row of twining pea ... Read More
What is the number one conversation topic of all gardeners? You know it: weather. We all know what Mark twain said: “Everyone talks about the weather, but nobody does anything ... Read More
Trowel out a hole … grab a root ball … set the plant in … tamp the dirt back in … water it all in … One. It’s a wet, ... Read More
It happens every year. Every Spring. I forget all my failures. I forget the tomato seedlings that cooked in the cold frame last May. I forget the waves of weeds ... Read More
hey say every gardener should keep a detailed record book. I don’t. If I did and anyone looked into it for the month of February and March, I’m afraid they’d ... Read More
What a Joy! Within this special edition, you have the most wonderful garden stories from the last eight years of GreenPrints Magazine: the best of the best. What a joy ... Read More
We are all so grateful to you. You get it: you understand—and cherish—the value of a magazine that shares gardening’s heart. It is a joy for me to help Mequoda ... Read More
Welcome to GreenPrints, our garden of words. The little quarterly focuses on why-to, not how-to. On the inspiration behind the sweat. On the funny, frustrating, rejoicing, reflective, peaceful, poetic, and ... Read More