I’m not a fan of radishes, but a friend said roasted radishes are delicious. So i planted radishes in June. Wow. Now i have radishes! Big radishes. As the song from The Fantasticks sings, “Plant a radish, get a radish, not a Brussels sprout.” That’s what we are doing every moment of the day: PlantingRead more about Plant a Radish, Get a Radish[…]
Today has been full of unexpected sightings–a groundhog grazing in the grass, a skunk waddling across the driveway, and a deer browsing on one of my woodland paths. The groundhog and the deer just look at me and go on about their business. The skunk scurried out of sight under the front step. What’s aRead more about Wildlife[…]
Red raspberries are slowly beginning to ripen. Today i picked just enough for my cereal. I’m ready, but they are not–yet. Patience my dear. Patience is the quality that remedies just about every unskillful state. Greedy for more raspberries? Patience. Irritated at garden pests? Patience. Confused about what to do? Patience. Anxious? Patience. Worried? Patience.Read more about Red Raspberry Patience[…]
This evening, my garden group went to visit an azalea garden. Doug has collected seed and grown dozens of azaleas from seed. His specialty is azaleas in the orange-flamingo-salmon-peach range of colors–each one breath-taking, some of them bi-color. How much patience does it take to grow an azalea from seed to flower? Three years, accordingRead more about Azalea Patience[…]