After I finished shoveling out a path in front of the house for our postal carrier, I gathered my implements and headed back to the side door only to realize I’d forgotten to bring our compost bowl outside. I headed towards the bin anyway, thinking to forge a trail through the drifts from the comfort of my snowsuit and to see what visitors we might have had. Then I spotted something I hadn’t seen in the near four years we’ve been here. Continue reading “First deer track sighting in the back yard.”
Tag: Massachusetts
February 2, 2021–Office Window View
January 27, 2021–Office Window View
Wild Seed Project in Maine
I forget how I stumbled upon their site, but recently I finally found a much closer source for sundial lupines (Lupinus perennis), which I have written about before. The Wild Seed Project in Maine had sundial seeds available, which is more in line with our budget than buying plants in containers. Nasami Farm is west of us here in Massachusetts and does have sundials, but only in one quart containers. I’ll write more about Nasami Farm in future posts. Continue reading “Wild Seed Project in Maine”
A roundabout tale of seed saving.
Especially when you are still rather new to gardening, sometimes when you want to add another plant to your garden, research into the specifics can be a bit of a surprise or even shocking. Even if it has a seemingly innocuous common name such as “Grandpa Ott”. Continue reading “A roundabout tale of seed saving.”
January 21, 2021–Office Window View
January 10, 2021–Office Window View
“The mere fact of the variability of the seasons should be sufficient to convince the most doubting that what may be right one year may be wrong next. If a calendar of garden events is kept it will be readily seen by reference what a difference there can be in annual happenings.”
— Harry Pierce and Alec Mawson Shrubs 1935