The espalier pears are growing, thankfully.  I was worried I had taken off too much, and that they would die.…

Those little white bells along their green stems are perfuming my living room, along with a vase of white and…

Gardening, chocolate, and coffee.  I crave them all right now, in about equal measure.  There is a proposal due, a…

Sometimes it all works exactly as you had hoped it would.

Noble Otis It was 65 degrees yesterday, and after a half hour of puttering in the garden I decided to…

The tabletop garden began to bloom this week, aided by a couple of sweet little plants bought on impulse on…

Here is my winter garden – a few pots on tables and a shelf above the kitchen sink.  I have…

After about 10 years of chain link, we have upgraded our fences (at least a few of them) to wood.…

What is more destructive in the garden than a 90 pound boxer?   An 18 pound bulldog pup.  Meet Milo.