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I’m late, I’m late!

I need to speed up the garden planning if I don’t want the roses to leaf out before I get...

strange and wonderful

Another one of those evenings you are not quite sure were real. It was warm yesterday, almost seventy degrees, with...

seed box

I didn’t go through my seed box yet, but there is still plenty of time, at least a couple more...

8degF

Usually the feast of St. John brings the coldest day of the year, and this year was no exception. I...

along the garden path

Heavy snow and ice brought down the last leaves left hanging on the branches, together with a host of brittle...

december musings

It’s been so warm this week, with temperatures in the sixties and thick summer downpours, that I almost forgot we’re...

out of focus

out of focus

The weather is fickle, leaning on the side of bright and sunny right now. It rained hard yesterday, and the...

october weather

The weather is fickle, leaning on the side of bright and sunny right now. It rained hard yesterday, and the...

country gardens

The country garden relies on scent just as much as it does on color and texture. Gertrude Jekyll popularized this...

snapdragons

If you ever create a garden for children don’t forget the snapdragons. The little ones love to pinch the “dragon...