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By now we have a pretty good idea of what plants in the garden are going to fall over by mid-summer and we usually plan way ahead to prevent floppage. We have whole sets of peony rings designated for plants like like balloon flower (Platycodon ...

We didn't. We just rolled with the sun's punches, sweated buckets, and are still recovering. But even though we lost the fight in some respects -- we lost a week with the volunteers, lost appetites and energy -- we and the gardens remain undefeated. ...

Just because Daffodil Days are over doesn't mean the daffodils are done (especially this year). But we're onto the next thing. Even though there aren't anywhere near 50,000 tulips, they are doing their best to steal the show from the daffodils. ...

Even though the daffodils are still blooming their little hearts out I can't help looking forward to the next thing(s) following hot on their heels. The tulips and cherry trees are just getting going, winter hazel and crabapples are on the way. I'm ...

It's quite possible that the daffodils have never been as beautiful as they've been this week. The early daffs are lingering while the late ones open (there are still more to come) and the entire property seems lit from below. And the timing, ...

Daffodil Days start tomorrow and I'm thrilled to report that some daffodils (and a few other spring ephemerals) have arrived early for the festivities. And thousands more are on their way... Every hour from now on that the sun shines a few more will ...

I'm always a little nervous to tidy away winter's protective cover especially while the forecasts yo-yo between mild days and frigid snowy nights. But we're opening officially for the season next week so it must be time to push ahead and welcome ...

Did anyone else hear Punxsutawney Phil's Groundhog Day prediction as a rallying cry? If spring is truly right around the corner, we'd better get busy. That said, any of Phil's kin living in my backyard would have nipped back to the burrow for a ...

A comment from Kira on my last post echoes a sentiment I read recently in an article by Tovah Martin in Horticulture Magazine and something I'm feeling the crush of too: we've had a long enough break from the garden. Isn't a month or two around the ...

Before Gail and I begin in earnest to plan and order for next year's gardens I had to spend a little time looking back through the year's pictures. I always need to jog my memory about what worked and what didn't and remind myself what plants I fell ...