Living and gardening in an older Hudson Valley home
When I was a very young boy, my sisters were obsessed with Bobby Rydell. We listened to the song: Throughout Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer, endlessly one summer. This song came to represent the carefree and fun days of summer. Only later did I realize that Nat King Cole made this song famous. […]
The temperature today reached 87 degrees. It did not feel like Spring, rather like Summer. A week ago, I wore a light jacket, because it was a rainy week. The weather is unpredictable, especially this time of year. Still, it has been a glorious Spring. I have posted many photographs of flowers on my Instagram […]
Most gardening advisors will tell you to design your hardscape and then your plantings. I usual do this by putting in paths, building structures or walls and then plant around them. My latest garden is developing in the opposite manner. I have placed a few plants to see how they will grow and will then […]
