Keeping the (Peony) Kids Safe
I have discovered that tree-peony motherhood engenders much the same anxieties as any other kind, namely how best to keep …
Category Archives: Gardening
Daytrip to Cricket Hill Garden Peony Nursery
On the spur of the moment last Saturday I decided to take a roadtrip to Cricket Hill Garden in Thomaston, …
Unexpectedly, I’m Now the Stepmother of Seven….
….baby tree peonies, that is! Which only goes to prove a bunch of old gardening adages about not giving up …
The Oak’s Revenge
Of course it had to happen sooner or later: One can’t expect to continue badmouthing the resident oak trees indefinitely …
An Exotic Birdbath Visitor
This photo isn’t from my ‘local’ garden but it certainly must rank among the top exotic bird bath visitors of …
The Amazing Checkerboard Snowfall
Sandwiched in between two unseasonably warm 60F days and two unseasonably frigid 20F days (with a windchill of between 0 …
The Cats of Longwood Gardens
What’s even better than a beautiful garden? A beautiful garden with beautiful cats! Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA, one …
Ode to a Squirrel
More than ten years ago, after engaging in almost three years of fruitless warfare with a particularly cunning neighborhood squirrel …
