Category: garden

This is a beautiful wild corner of my rock garden. Big goldenrod, Autumn Joy sedum turning pink, some kind of artemisia, and milkweed. The beautiful weather is the same every day. It lulls me...

I used to keep two blogs. This one was more making-related and the other one, called Cross Road Gardens, was more (obviously) garden-related. It became too much of an effort. And my life merged...

I spotted the tiniest monarch caterpillars on one of the milkweed varieties in the circle garden. It’s late in the season. I don’t know what will happen to this one, but I wish it...

I like to take pictures of the satiny garlic cloves after they’ve been cured and cleaned (example here). Today I decided to take pictures of an earlier phase. It’s been wet here, but the...

The squash is on the move. It’s going to outgrow its space and spread out everywhere. It’s becoming impossible to know what’s going on under the cover of the foliage. Maybe flowers? I planted...

A tiny corner of the orchard, the circle garden, the main vegetable garden, the shed which used to house the chickens. And in front, leading to the house, the rock garden dividing the lawn...

Rain today and chilly. I checked my squash seedlings for slugs. None! The seedlings are doing well, all have their true leaves. I often experience germination problems in my garden. To my shock, this...