Finding Natives

I’ve been gardening for bugs and butterflies and birds for a long time, or so I thought. A couple of … More

Cardinals in the Crossvine

There are cardinals nesting in the tangly innards of the crossvine this year. That makes me very happy.

After a slow start to spring we finally have warmth, and we have flowers. Some of my favorites at this … More

Every garden has its particular nemesis, that one weed that outdoes all others. For my garden that weed is pilewort, … More

I can’t call it spring yet, but these are the signs of winter’s end.

This winter’s project was a set of shallow steps and a retaining wall to manage the backyard’s slope. I have … More

The paperwhite bulbs I bought in December have done their thing, and the amaryllis my mom gave me for Christmas … More

A nice winter day means ladder time – time for pruning, repairing, tying in. And so on this 50 degree … More

I didn’t want to garden, but I did. It is that late fall lull, where everything in the garden is … More