almanac
Aug ’26: Garden guests
Plus new plantings, pleasant surprises and prepping for Mom.
plants
Future-perfect plant palette
... for late summer into fall.
playing favorites
Playing Favorites: Upland (vs common) boneset
Boneset is great. Upland boneset? Dreamy!
vegetable gardening
The midseason potager report
Comprehensive updates from the produce department — what’s growing, what’s going.
almanac
July ’26: The accidental white garden
... and the oddness of normalcy.
my garden
One year in this fledgling forest of posts
Thank you for being here.
my garden
Forest evolution: The mown meadow
Or mown mini-meadow, in my case.
tips
Hot Tip: Sheet mulching
The easy, chemical-free way to reduce lawn/weeds and increase planting space.
courtyard
Instant gratification gardening
Sometimes you gotta give in to the urge.
almanac
June ’26: Squirrels gonna squirrel
But a transformative month nevertheless.
courtyard
A ‘triumph’ of ferns
On planting woodland plants in a former parking lot.
playing favorites
Playing Favorites: Bowman’s Root
What a pleasant surprise this unassuming beauty turned out to be.