I must warn you that this post is not about flowers, like this zinnia growing in my vegetable garden.It's not about vegetables and what I harvested today and how many bags of zucchini I'll be hauling …
How To Photograph a Robin’s Nest
Several people have commented asking how I am able to take pictures of the baby robins that I've posted a few times. I'll attempt to provide some step-by-step instructions here.First, plant a …
Leafing Out
How long will we live with reminders that this spring played tricks on our trees and shrubs, with the early warm weather causing them to break dormancy ahead of schedule and then the return of winter …
Proud Guinevere Makes an Attempt
It doesn't take much warmth and sun to perk up the trees and shrubs that were shivering in the cold last week. And the gardener around here (me) likes the warmer days better, too.This is one of those …
Red Bud Blooms and Green Gloves
Look at that. The red bud tree (Cercis canadensis) is blooming nearly a full two weeks earlier this year than last year. I wonder what will happen on Thursday when we are supposed to go below freezing …
Visions of Pruning?
Do you have "visions of pruning" when you see a tree or a shrub? Do you think about how you would prune it to shape it up a little better, noting which limbs you would remove?I can't be the only one …
