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the fullness of summer

There is a time around the middle of July when the garden looks absolutely resplendent. It feels like every flower...

what a mess!

You will not believe the level of chaos nature can impose on a reasonably well tended garden in three weeks....

how to grow herbs

You decided to start an herb garden? Here are a few tips. Most herbs like full sun (except a few,...

about watering

Shortly after I took this picture a powerful summer storm started, and not a moment too soon, I was a...

morning, sunshine!

What strange weather we’re having, with thirty degree temperature changes from one day to the next! Right now we’re in...

the makings of a vegetable garden

Even for those of us with a more relaxed attitude towards garden design, a vegetable garden demands discipline. For one,...

working with herbs

Working with herbs is an art and small details in the practice of harvesting and preserving them make the difference...

leda the damask

First of all, this is why the Leda rose is not red. It magically dilutes its ruby stain and pushes...

purple queen

An image for those dreary days in February or November when you can’t see the end of grueling chores, when...

full spring

After the annuals and veggies were moved to their permanent location, the flower beds cleaned and the perennials spruced up,...