Category: a new chapter

For now, photos. Better than words today. We’ve had a warm spell and new growth is accelerating. Followed by strong winds here on Windy Knoll, […]

This delicate daffodil may be an heirloom dating back to when the house was built in 1910. I’d like to imagine this is the case, […]

In my zone 6B garden, things are now starting to wake up and gaining momentum each day. Cleaning UpIf you haven’t done spring clean up, […]

… and see where it all begins. Tomorrow it will change again.

Sure, it’s a cliche, but spring is a time for new beginnings. Our March projects: We’ve been talking to a native plant expert about options […]

Remember that box of photos and other stuff at the historical society? Well, my Nancy Drew sleuthing skills found more gardening clues there. There are […]

I’ll be honest, lately I haven’t been looking too closely at the witch hazel (hamamelis ‘Jelena’) I had planted in back of the house. January […]

Summer rolled on into fall.  I coaxed along the new additions to the garden and weeded, weeded, weeded. The summer was initially hot (90F+) and […]

Obsessions… wasp nests… and snake-filled brick piles. Let me start at the beginning… or rather, the middle. Late spring and early summer brought more planting, […]

In this second installment, we begin the dramatic tale of woman vs. weeds, weather, and woodchucks. Or maybe we’ll rewind just a bit little earlier. […]