For years I have planted certain fall bloomers in my front garden in the hopes of creating a lush golden and russet display of rudbeckia, helenium, and late summer sunflowers. The current show is respectable, but would never make the pages of a glossy garden publication. I should probably just abandon the effort and cede … Read more
There is something wonderful about coming back to the garden after a trip. My homecoming ritual always starts with a walk around the garden to reintroduce myself to the plants and see what has changed in my absence. And something has always changed, even if I have only been away for a weekend. Flowers bloom … Read more
Sometimes even peaceful gardeners have violent thoughts, and occasionally those thoughts are not even about white-tailed deer. A situation involving a friend of mine is a case in point. Under normal circumstances, I am not sure she would even kill a spider in the bathroom. Last week though, she stood in the middle of her … Read more
