There’s never a season, or a reason, for window boxes to be empty.
March 30, 2022
My fairytale cottage garden has its own ancient ruin (not me).
March 23, 2022
It robs the garden of sunlight, but once a year our Kwanzan cherry tree renews our faith in it.
March 9, 2022
Color in dreary winter is what red-twig dogwood is all about.
March 2, 2022
LittleBird Stephanie likes fake flowers but not fake grass? Go figure.
February 16, 2022
Jasmine, gardenia, calamondin. Each is a sweet-smelling idea for Valentine’s blooms.
February 9, 2022
Their scent foretells spring . . . a lot. Maybe too much.
January 26, 2022
When a certain ugly cactus won’t die, you . . . save it.
January 19, 2022
I dream of garden walls, even if they’re only wallpaper.
January 5, 2022
What to get for a man who sweeps for a living.
December 22, 2021
One of the White House’s holiday mantels could use more . . . holiday.
December 8, 2021
Bromeliads and secateurs are only the beginning.
December 1, 2021