After days of rain, overcast skies, a bit of snow (yes, snow), and temperatures that served as a chilly reminder that we’re still early in the season, the sun came out today. While the temperature didn’t improve much, just seeing the sun was a boon to my spirits, and it put me in the mood … Continue reading It Begins With Seeds
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A Time of Beginnings
The only green in the woods is on the moss-covered stones or the occasional pine tree. Welcome to spring! We’re just seven days into the season and the daily changes in the garden are well under way. We’ve had a rollercoaster ride weather-wise this past week: warm days riding around with the car’s windows down, … Continue reading A Time of Beginnings
My Winter Garden
Winter is always a challenge for me: the shorter daylight hours, the cold (often frigid) temperatures, blizzards, mountains of snow to be shoveled, wind, freezing rain, and ice. I often joked that if I could, I’d hibernate in a cave for the winter—or maybe just snuggle on the sofa at home with a good book … Continue reading My Winter Garden
What’s a Gardener to Do?
It’s January and winter has only just begun. Outside my window snow squalls are, well, squalling. True, here in the Berkshires the weather has been unseasonably kind so far, so I can’t complain about snow accumulating in the middle of January. We’ve had relatively mild temperatures, and the landscape has been decidedly brown—up until this … Continue reading What’s a Gardener to Do?
Pen, Paper, Plant 