Putting the garden to sleep
So that’s it: the garden is sheared, dug up, inserted with more than a hundred bulbs for spring, and put to bed for the cold
The pursuit of the blue poppy
This week I entered a mysterious world: I planted three blue poppies. Known to be completely finicky, the blue poppy requires meticulous planting, a huge
Gardeners are ruthless
If you ever thought gardeners were soft, touchy-feely people, you have never observed them in the fall. From cutting down beautiful flowers still in bloom
Choosing bulbs for spring
A whole new spectrum of spring bulbs is available for planting this fall. From the heights of Angel’s Wish (a white tulip with a pale
The rise of fall
At 10.49 a.m. today the garden downshifted into fall when the autumn equinox officially entered the calendar—and we all felt the difference, didn’t we? Sweaters
The To Do List
It’s official–the first leaves in my garden have started to turn red, so autumn is on its way. And so is the To Do list,
The blue moon gardener
The much-talked about blue moon that rose a week ago Friday night certainly looked smoky, mysterious, and truly blue in the twilight sky, but it
September’s aster
Our fields and ditches will soon be filled by that September stalwart, the wild mauve
Garden visitor
In an exceptionally warm summer notable for its significantly increased butterfly population, another out-of-the-ordinary event
Plenty of finch
The signs of August’s harvest are everywhere: the new corn is in, you can’t keep
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