White and yellow are the predominant colors of my garden in August. That is even more true this year as some of the plants that would normally contribute other colors to the mix have responded to a ho… more →
Jean's Gardenwrote 8 months ago: Limes? I love them! I have not moved back to a place where I can grow citrus fruits. I have also n … more →
wrote 9 months ago: On Thursday I murdered two spiders dead because I’m a monster. I was weeding in the corners of … more →
wrote 9 months ago: White and yellow are the predominant colors of my garden in August. That is even more true this year … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Yesterday the rain started pouring between the time I left the back door until I got to the car door … more →
wrote 10 months ago: I can’t say that the hot, sticky weather we are currently having is my favorite weather; but this is … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Summer is here… now all we need is SUN! Weeding parties started on Thursday (don’t worry … more →
wrote 10 months ago: After two weeks of selling mostly basil plants because that’s all I had, it’s nice to ha … more →
wrote 10 months ago: These first few pictures don’t differ from my usual, with the exception that they were taken a … more →
wrote 11 months ago: 1. The heliopsis (or whatever it is) from my neighbor looks really lovely against the blue of the ho … more →
wrote 11 months ago: Well, the heliopsis has really perked up in the last day. I’m sure it helped that today was ne … more →
wrote 11 months ago: It finally rained last night!! This morning I cut back, pruned, dead-headed and harvested around th … more →
wrote 11 months ago: A very productive day! First, I weeded between many of the rows in the vegetable garden today. It … more →
wrote 11 months ago: Today my neighbor was kind enough to offer me some extra perennials that were taking up a little too … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Today is a cool, rainy day in Maine, with a weather pattern more characteristic of fall than summer, … more →
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wrote 1 year ago: July is high summer in Maine, but the arrival of high summer in the garden varies from one year to t … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I know some gardeners are not fond of yellow flowers in the garden. Some find that yellow just does … more →
wrote 2 years ago: One of the great benefits I have reaped from garden blogging is learning how to move toward more ear … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Two of my “foundation plants,” siberian iris and tradescantia All gardeners — whether amateurs … more →