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Word from our Visitor's Center is that visitation drops off in May. I can't imagine why. We might not be promoting daffodils anymore but there is still so much going on here. More and more every day. This week, after the Wednesday volunteer group ...

We're all - plants and gardeners - breathing a sigh of relief after our rain. It was a good soaking of anywhere from 2.5 - 5 inches depending on who you talk to. My bucket had about 4" in it but I'm not sure rain gauges caught as much. (Some of the ...

We were pretty worried this winter, when the oaks withheld their acorns, that the squirrels would eat every last tulip bulb. Thank goodness they left a few for us and our visitors to enjoy - it really was very generous of them. We're all especially ...

Why is it that a pack full of seedlings is a thrilling thing and a carpet of seedlings in the garden is alarming? I once got in big trouble with a friend for bringing teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) seedlings to a plant swap because when they grow up ...

I know I'm going to start sounding like a broken record but I can't help going on about how early everything is. I looked up the other day when I was walking my dog and noticed that the maple trees in town are blooming. A full month early according ...

Every year around this time Gail, our friend Mary Ann, and I plan a trip to Logee's greenhouses in Danielson, CT. It's not far away -- no more than an hour and a half from here but it feels like an excursion. It's our tropical vacation. If you ...

Going by the calendar it seems too soon to be out in the garden tidying up but it's awfully hard to resist when the weather is warm, the birds are singing, and all signs point to spring. Yesterday was just about the first chance Gail and I have had ...

The birds are singing, the Mt. Aso pussywillow (Salix chaenomeloides 'Mt. Aso') is coloring buds, crocus are emerging, and it feels for all the world like early-spring outside. Given that we really ought to still be tucked into winter, it would be a ...

Just in time for winter to finally look and feel more like a proper winter, Gail and I are sliding headfirst towards spring. We started the new year by looking through magazine back issues for inspiration. (Do you do that too? It's as if I never ...

Last but never least, are the little things I love. You know I am all for outstanding plants - I always have to grow a few big ones that grab attention and don't let it go for a minute. Fuller's teasel, castor beans, and my very favorite 6 footer, ...