Here it is the end of March already. During a sunny day I snapped a few photos of what I found in the garden and inspected the progress of things. The Lonicera fragrantissima did not fare the winter’s fluctuations so well and I cannot find sign of any bloom, although there are green buds. The […]
spring
The Rush of Spring Impending
A time I both anticipate gladly and somewhat dread. The weather is decidedly warmer, with even the cold fronts having lost their icy edge, and today my seeds arrived. I am an advocate of later seedstarting. The soils which stay cold, and seeds rotting within, indoor tomatoes struggling in leggy, sappy growth, none of these […]
Early Spring Pictures
The pathway edged with lamium maculatum. blooming thyme within one of the the driveway borders the ‘Shasta’ viburnum in full bloom
The Busy Season
That is how I think of this time of year: busy. The rare spring moments of enjoying tender sunny weather, with soft fragrant breezes and the shifting clouds pierced by shafts of light, while bearing the showers that keep ground moist and sprouts growing, is crowded by my race with the earth to gain mastery […]
Garden Work Between the Raindrops
That sums up my goals lately. When there are the few sunny, dry days I try to mow down the lushly grown grass, grub out the lusty weeds, make places for the new plantings and soak my tired bones at the end of the day. But then the rains come….and come…. On weeding: the ground […]
Making Moss
mossgraffiti: “Moss Graffiti” is something I’ve tried before, but not with such an easy recipe. Time to try again. there are times you want to dress down your pond area and things like that…. gardeners like things like moss and lichens:) moss art The basic recipe is as follows, with more detailed instructions here: 1 […]
