The end of March brought a week of straight rains, and now the cold, windy (but sunny) weather that is usually reserved for early March. […]
Category: miscellany
December
Nature, she slumbers. And come December, we get a rest, too. In a month known for being one of the busiest and most stressful, gardening […]
Keeping track
…otherwise known as, how to catch up on two years worth of procrastination while you’re out having fun in the sun. Yes, folks, it’s been […]
Summer snowfall
One of the very best parts of summer is the bounty of fresh herbs that can transform our cooking. You don’t need many plants to […]
Bee friendly this pollinator week
Much has been written about the alarming threats to our bee populations and the benefits of adding natives to attract pollinators of all types to […]
A spring planter
In this planter, ferns and heuchera are joined by some violas. Some moss completes the composition. The results seem to be deer-proof, so far — […]
Potted citrus
We had some workmen in a few weeks ago. Â One of them was fascinated by the potted calomondin orange in our living room. He asked […]
Postscript
The weather held out. Snapped this along my morning run on Christmas morning. Happy holidays!
Traditions
It’s Christmas Eve. And it’s 70 degrees outside. Â It’s wacky weather for New Jersey. It’s been so warm that early flowering plants –Â Â daffodils, hyacinths, forsythia […]