Too Much, Too Fast

TOO MUCH, TOO FAST This is the time of year when the garden is a rampaging torrent of growth. Plants—cultivated and wild—are increasing with reckless abandon, vying with each other in Darwinian attempts to attract as many pollinators as possible. Every day I pull out handfuls of garlic mustard, chickweed, immature pokeweed and other noxious … Read more

Privet Pain

No matter what time it is in my garden, it’s always time to clip the privet.  It bounds the front yard on three sides and thrives on a diet of neglect and neighbors’ complaints.  I trim and trim.  When I am finished with the entire hedge, I start all over again.  If I relax with … Read more