There are cardinals nesting in the tangly innards of the crossvine this year. That makes me very happy.
May Day
One Day in April
After a slow start to spring we finally have warmth, and we have flowers. Some of my favorites at this…
Garden Nemesis
Every garden has its particular nemesis, that one weed that outdoes all others. For my garden that weed is pilewort,…
Winters End
I can’t call it spring yet, but these are the signs of winter’s end.
Small Steps
This winter’s project was a set of shallow steps and a retaining wall to manage the backyard’s slope. I have…
Outdoor/Indoor Bulbs
The paperwhite bulbs I bought in December have done their thing, and the amaryllis my mom gave me for Christmas…
It’s Ladder Time
A nice winter day means ladder time – time for pruning, repairing, tying in. And so on this 50 degree…
Delayed Gratification
I didn’t want to garden, but I did. It is that late fall lull, where everything in the garden is…
Looking Ahead
Summer is well and truly over. It isn’t so much that it is cold or even brisk, but that the…
A Gardener's Lot 