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october

With temperatures stubbornly stuck in the eighties and nineties I would have missed the beginning of fall this year but...

the bulb catalogs are here

The bulb catalogs started arriving in the mail, which gives me about a month to plan for next spring. Probably...

the breath of fall

It has gotten unusually cold all of a sudden, much too early for the beginning of fall. A dreary drizzle...

balance

Nature always finds its way back to balance. Not the rigorous balance people conceive of, based on logic and rules,...

bee trivia

There must be a hive somewhere in the neighborhood, because bees visit my garden very often, to gather nectar from...

in the land of coneflowers

I find peace in my garden, among the tall cone flowers and daisies that reach up to my waist, resting...

fine art

It turns out flower gardening meets the criteria in the definition of art: it is a human activity dedicated to...

summer exuberance

Every morning now I go out in the garden with great anticipation – the summer perennials are just a few...

noise

I went outside to enjoy the peace and quiet of a summer afternoon, but I’m out of luck. Between the...

wildflower meadows

I wished for a wildflower meadow a couple of years back, but when I looked into the details of creating...