The year started with the Never-Ending Winter. It dragged on, kicking and screaming into April. It started in December, wickedly cold. We were spared mass […]
Category: a new chapter
This gardener’s year
‘Tis the season for holiday cards bearing family newsletters. We were just reading one friend’s month-by-month reporting on their family’s magnificent year of adventures and […]
An unexpected find
Since moving to this old house, I’ve spent my fair share of time assessing the landscape, musing about where plantings may have one been, and […]
Going native
I’ve been spending time with the natives this year. It’s opened up a new way of looking at things, from planting scheme design to the […]
Coneflowers and cranesbill
Following the installation of the foundation plantings at the front of the house, our first project has been a mixed border at the front roadside, […]
Catching up
We recently celebrated the first year anniversary of living in our new home. If Year 1 was about improving our home’s infrastructure, Year 2 is […]
Resilience
Winter and spring are wrestling. The majority of our snow — and major storms — hit in March. The bulbs can survive. The snowdrops below […]
Shifting seasons
One harbinger of the slow, subtle shift from winter to spring is witch hazel (hamamelis). The varieties of this shrub bloom from February through early […]
Tackling the basics
We tackled some big projects in the first six months, but only begun to get to the garden as the year came to a close. […]
Gardenless
This blog has been quiet over the first few months in our new home, since we’ve had our hands full with critical improvements. The home: […]