Invasives and What to Do About Them
Since ancient times, explorers have brought back seeds and plants from exotic lands.
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“It’s Too Crowded!”
“Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.” This gag is usually attributed to Yogi Berra, and he did confirm that he’d said it. But it was popular even before Yogi was born. It doesn’t matter; content is almost always more important than source; and this expresses perfectly the way I feel about Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard during holiday season.
Read moreThe Roar of the Common People
There’s a distant sweet sound alive on the breezes coming from the south. It floats across the Florida Straits and is audible,
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Is It Time to Grow Up? Vines Offer Special Features
The story of Jack, of beanstalk fame, appealed to me as a boy, and still does. I love climbing vines and grow many including those that are perennial or annual flowers, and some vegetables. Vines are a great way to save space and to get blossoms up and visible.
Read more“That’s Not Enough: We Need a Majority.”
I started writing this week on a cool, soft, moist evening in central Vermont, with Kiki snoozing in the easy chair behind me, and the windows open to catch any breeze and let in the sound of the rain dripping from the eaves.
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Mulch Can Help keep Down Weeds
Mulch is commonly used to help suppress weeds and to hold in soil moisture in dry times. There are many different kinds of mulch and it is important to get the right kind and to apply it properly if you wish to get the benefits of mulch.
Read moreBlissful Illusion vs. Stark Reality
The collision between blissful illusion and stark reality is almost always a shock to the system: as when an unsinkable ocean liner runs at high speed into an iceberg; or the unforgettable day I showed up for practice with the Syracuse University cross-country team, ready to go, and just ten minutes later was gone.
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Mid-Summer Blossoms
by Henry Homeyer CORNISH FLAT, N.H. – Mid-summer is often a quiet time for flowers; many gardens have fewer dramatic
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It’s Time to Prune Trees and Shrubs
By now your rhododendrons, lilacs and other spring bloomers have bloomed and are ready to prune. By pruning now, you will not damage buds that will form later this summer and bloom next spring.
Read moreOn the Back Porch, Watching the Yard
Yesterday, an approaching cold front announced the end of the late June heatwave.
Read moreThat Was a Tornado
Back in the 1950s, during a sojourn in west Texas hill country, I was shown the cyclone shelter, into which all of us who were able would tumble in the event of an approaching tornado.
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