The past two weeks have been astonishingly wet. The trees seem to be loving it and, until the past few days, the flowers too, but everything needs more sunshine! I…
The abundance of a summer flower garden is astonishing!
In the garden changes—in both growth and death—await being seen every single day. I love the way plants and animals live and work together in the garden. I’ve long thought…
The garden is full to overflowing with flowers. I fondly remember peonies from childhood, one of my mother’s favorite flowers. I’m making notes to move a few plants around in…
I don’t pretend to intentionally grow the ferns in my garden, though I help them along when I can. They are lovely this time of year, so fresh and light.…
When both the light and the flowers are just right, this must be what heaven is—at least for bees and photographers!
I love this time of year! Even if we’ve had more rain and less light than is good for both plants and photographers. The rhubarb is up and unfurled with…
A week ago high winds and heavy rain brought the last of the tulips to an end. Even on their last day in flower, they had a certain brave beauty!
Since I was a little kid I have always loved picking bouquets from the flower garden. I laugh when I look at the huge shelf we have in our kitchen…
…but this might be a bit too much for some of them! So it goes. I love that each year plants adjust to whatever the weather is, some doing well…
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