Winter Buttercups

Sometimes people see things in my garden that they don’t expect, like neatness, an absence of weeds and crisply clipped hedges.  In the fall, I often notice looks of astonishment on the faces of the local dog walkers—who keep close tabs on the front garden—when they notice fall-blooming crocuses springing up just as the asters … Read more

Cyclamen Rejuvenation

Garden cyclamen, sometimes known as hardy cyclamen, are subtle plants and easy to forget when they are not in leaf or flower.  I forgot mine completely until I noticed that they hadn’t appeared this year.  I don’t know what happened, but I blame the squirrels who have rampaged through the garden, digging with impunity and … Read more