It is bleak indeed. Over four hundred thousand people dead of Covid, insurrection at the Capitol, inequity rolling on and … More
Author: Lisa Cobb
Building Things
What better way is there to exert control over an uncontrollable world than to build things? Noah and I laid … More
Magnolia
Day Lily Season
Even in a pandemic the day lilies bloom. Quarantining a gardener in her garden is not such a hardship.
Gardening in the time of COVID
With worry everywhere around us, and no where at all to go, gardening is my best relief. It is a … More
Winterless Winter
February 22 and there has been no snow and very little cold. The rose canes have leaf buds and the … More
A Wet Christmas
As soon as the Christmas tree comes down, I start thinking of gardening. It has been a few months since … More
Restless
The new year always makes me restless, and I take it out on my garden. It has been warm-ish and … More
Death Knell
The roses on the front porch have Witches Broom – or rose rosette disease – caused by a virus carried … More