I’ve been absent, a lot has occurred and to make a long story short I’ve had to move. New house, new yard, new garden. But I came out of the woods into a more urban setting with official yards and everything. I don’t know how to act. It’s a neighborhood for heavensakes! As the Gardener [...]

I am not a lawn person. I’ve never cared a whit about having expanses of green. I grew up in the woods – I love trees and the only worth of a lawn is as a firebreak between the woodland edge and house. Needless to say, since I’ve moved into my home the lawn has [...]

Gardeners are strange people. All gardeners know this, but sometimes it’s a secret. The beauty of our strangeness is that we can hide it very, very well. We can smile and look perfectly normal while people admire the pretty landscape we have created. What others don’t see is the darker – or weirder – side [...]

Someone decided that January 21 should be be squirrel appreciation day. For the past week I received many cute squirrel related photos, advice on how to pamper them and assorted fodder touting how wonderful these little guys are. You must be kidding I say. Don’t be fooled people! Squirrels are out to rule the world. [...]

The first time I saw Andrew Wyeth’s Witches Broom I though, “Well geeze, there I am.” Wyeth had a habit of painting friends and neighbors, and it’s highly likely the woman in the work is a neighbor. Once upon a time I knew the story behind the model but I’ve forgotten the details. All the [...]