Drying Hydrangeas in Autumn
“Autumn, the year’s last, loveliest smile.” ~William Cullen Bryant Drying Hydrangeas in Autumn, Sept. 16, 2022. Hydrangeas in Autumn are a magical and essential part of the landscape. Just like…
“Autumn, the year’s last, loveliest smile.” ~William Cullen Bryant Drying Hydrangeas in Autumn, Sept. 16, 2022. Hydrangeas in Autumn are a magical and essential part of the landscape. Just like…
The marigold that goes to bed with the sun. William Shakespeare, The Winter’s Tale. The Cottage Garden: Sunny Calendula, August 9, 2022. While watering the garden last night I spotted…
“It maketh a man merry and joyful.” -Pliny the Elder, an ancient Roman naturalist on borage. July 31, 2022. The Cottage Garden: Borage. The pretty blue borage is already huge…
Beautiful Gardening Books. My morning run takes me around a sweet little park near our house. It is a serene green space in that still clings to its agricultural past…
July 4, 2022. If there is one flower that embodies cottage charm at a glance it is Canterbury Bells. No question about it, Canterbury Bells are the one flower that…
Garden plans at Hidden Bluff took a different turn this week. It was clear the original plans needed altering. The challenges of a wet and unusually cold Spring to facing…