A chill in the air has everyone sleeping a little later. I don’t know where these bees normally sleep, but … More

Two wonderful things are blooming, one tended and hoped-over, and the other a surprise gift of Mother Nature. The Obedient … More

July means a riot of everything all together all at once. Flowers, vegetables, vines, weeds. The loss of the hedge … More

Last winter I fed the birds on the back porch when snowcrete kept me from getting down to their usual … More

A pair of robins, displaced by the chain saws, have found a place to nest in the honey suckle. When … More

My back fence neighbor had all of his trees cut down yesterday. These trees had been the frame and backdrop … More

Why did we start planting Siberian iris and not Virginia spiderwort? Was it the worship of English gardens and their … More

My garden is in prime bloom time. In a few weeks it will revert to mostly green as the heat … More

Things burst into bloom this past couple of weeks. Highlights are the little fleabane, golden alexanders, packera aurea, and of … More