Small Fruits

The berries are in. Yesterday we picked the first blueberries, and the first currant. Noah ate three of the four … More

Ancestoral Gardening

My greatgrandmother’s primroses. They grew in the garden in Little Compton, Rhode Island, where she lived with my grandparents for … More

The front porch, overhung with roses. Or at least screened by roses – the over hanging part may take another … More

Sometimes there is deep meaning in gardening. And sometimes there is just beauty. Peonies are just about the beauty, with … More

Below this nest, on the grass, were two tiny birds with eyes that had never opened, featherless, fresh from the … More

For years the front yard was a rectangle of grass with one small spruce in the corner. Now Otis oversees … More

I’ve worked hard to create a bird-friendly garden, and this is what I get? Bird poop. Everywhere. It covers the … More

Iris, the quintisential May flower. Somehow I have yellow ones, but no purple. These flower spikes are over four feet … More