The tabletop garden began to bloom this week, aided by a couple of sweet little plants bought on impulse on … More

Here is my winter garden – a few pots on tables and a shelf above the kitchen sink.  I have … More

After about 10 years of chain link, we have upgraded our fences (at least a few of them) to wood. … More

What is more destructive in the garden than a 90 pound boxer?   An 18 pound bulldog pup.  Meet Milo.

My grapes are wearing rubbers to protect their sweet vulnerable flesh from the depraved ravages of the birds. Standard plastic … More

A derecho took out my tree.  No, I had never heard of a derecho, either, but apparently it is a … More

Although this photo makes you wonder, no?  I took the photo in the Cedar Ridge farm for a handout I … More

I really do love high spring.  That was all I wanted to say.

The strawberries are in.  About a quart today.  I ate my share standing in the garden, ripping their green tops … More

If you look closely you can see a nest among the roses, and in that nest are four baby robins.  … More