This handsome dude has claimed the front garden for his own. I’m honored. Noah calls him Amigo, and Amigo licks…
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…
Oh, Sewage
So the 65 year old sewer pipe fell apart, spewing crap into the basement. But that wasn’t the bad part.…
Apple Blossoms
One morning in April a few years ago I was overcome by the scent of Apple blossoms. How did I…
Basil Under Glass
Last weekend I took my mom to the American Horticultural Society’s annual plant sale at George Washington’s old country digs,…
A Cold Spring
Has there been a spring this slow to warm? If so I don’t remember it. Easter has come and gone…
What’s In A Name?
I planted Cardinal Flower for the hummingbirds, thinking nothing more of the name than that the flower was bound to…
Old Ben Davis
How many years have I grown apples without ever eating one? I hope this year breaks the curse. I have…
I Finally Find Birds
It isn’t like I never liked birds, before. I just didn’t find them worth watching, unlike, say, a slowly developing flower…
Escape into the Garden
It seems there is no end to the ugliness in the news this summer. Police brutalizing and killing black people,…
