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.  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.  It’s wacky weather for New Jersey. It’s been so warm that early flowering plants –  daffodils, hyacinths, forsythia […]