There is a corner of my property that has been neglected, ignored, let go. There were some rhubarb starts there and some currant bushes...

This is the week, the week of the peonies. You can find them mostly in the older neighborhoods, as one of their best features is their...

I find it easy to ignore the garden when it's raining. Truth be told, I might even breathe a sigh of relief. No dragging of hoses or...

Is it just me, or have the lilacs this year been tremendous? I don't remember them ever filling the air with this much fragrance....

In honor of May Day, it seems only fitting to share with you my favorite spring pairings. My garden beds are looking rather like a big...

Greetings, fellow flower-lovers! Once again, my garden is bested by nature. Try as I might, my little patch of soil will never have the...

This could also be entitled, Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started my English Garden. Thing Number One: Mulch I've been ignoring this...

Isn't it wonderful to see color again outside? Yes, the sky is still grey, and most of the trees are still bare. But there's yellow and...

Forsythia, easy to overlook eleven twelfths of the year, impossible to ignore those weeks in early spring. Easy to grow and care for,...

In honor of the miraculous month of March, I am sending you a lovely bunch of daffodils. Yes, miraculous might be a strong word, but when...

When there are no blooms, no leafy green foliage, and the trees are stripped bare, this is the time to look for some of the most...

Spring already? Well, I may be jumping the gun a little, but a day of sunshine can have that effect. It was cold, the ground was frozen...

Reading Beverly Nichols' garden books has become a winter tradition for me. For those of you who haven't yet stumbled across these...

I was on vacation, not thinking about gardening at all. Just taking walks and drives along the curving coastal roads. The beach was...

Karen asked me to write a post about winter gardening. I believe she wanted me to suggest some plants that winter-over well and some thoug

One can't garden indefinitely, as much as one would like to. Other things sometimes take precedence. Like tea. Especially a Christmas tea...

The weather surprised me today in the best of ways, allowing me to spend some time in the garden. My garden needed me as much as I needed...

At this time of year, I love to bring some of the treasures of the outdoors inside with me. It helps me stay in touch with my garden as...

It happens every fall. I'm looking at other gardens, and they all seem to be planted with autumn in mind, almost as though fall is their...

Inspiration can come in many forms. But a walk on a windy day, with the fall leaves swirling around my feet, peeking into cottage...