A garden cat

This handsome dude has claimed the front garden for his own. I’m honored. Noah calls him Amigo, and Amigo licks … More

On the other hand…

The back yard doesn’t look too bad! I think I’ll just ignore the raw clay pit that is the front … More

So the 65 year old sewer pipe fell apart, spewing crap into the basement. But that wasn’t the bad part. … More

One morning in April a few years ago I was overcome by the scent of Apple blossoms. How did I … More

Last weekend I took my mom to the American Horticultural Society’s annual plant sale at George Washington’s old country digs, … More

Has there been a spring this slow to warm? If so I don’t remember it. Easter has come and gone … More

I planted Cardinal Flower for the hummingbirds, thinking nothing more of the name than that the flower was bound to … More

How many years have I grown apples without ever eating one? I hope this year breaks the curse. I have … More

It isn’t like I never liked birds, before. I just didn’t find them worth watching, unlike, say, a slowly developing flower … More

It seems there is no end to the ugliness in the news this summer. Police brutalizing and killing black people, … More