Tag: Seasonal Celebrations

Farewell to Summer?

So we are back from our trip, and I find that Summer in our garden is coming to an end. Some of the summer flowers are in slow decline. Others, like the Monardas and Silphiums, are done for the year. Now the birds come to feast on their seeds, a sight that inspires great pleasure …

Notes on Spring Clean Up

Just because there are patches of snow on the ground does not mean it is too early for spring clean up. Quite the contrary, since the ground in early spring tends to be either 1) frozen; or 2) a muddy mire. Of the two, frozen is better. Where possible I like to pull the dead …