Coming home to the garden after a few days away is such a joy in July. The vegetable gardens, which we quintupled this year, are thriving.
Read MoreA Little Color in the April Garden
A bright blue sky on a sunny and cold April day beckoned me into the garden to see what was growing. Although it's mostly brown around here right now (the forsythia hasn't even started blooming), there are patches of green and other colors from the boldest northern plants
Read MoreA Walk in the Suburbs
As soon as the sun begins to get brighter, it always feels good to get moving outside, even if it's still cold, though this week has been unseasonably warm. Today, there were signs of life as the birds sang and the squirrels chattered, and a few hardy plants showed their leaves.
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