I have two Eastern Redbud trees, gorgeous plants with pink blossoms on their bare stems in spring. One is the … More

It is seed head season, and I wandered around the garden collecting seeds from native plants I’d like to try … More

Garden census: more asters than you can shake a stick at. The garden is overtaken by asters, and for maybe … More

I am going to start a regular garden census, noticing all the creatures that call my garden home – those … More

I finished construction on the stepped planters. Now for filling them. Every imaginable piece of yard debris has gone in … More

Gardening is billed as a great stress reliever, and it is. Usually, I think, those promoting gardening as a mental … More

Native things blooming in my garden today.

I had that pile of lumber from taking down the pergola, so now I have a bench. I took a … More