Living and gardening in an older Hudson Valley home
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 […]
Living in the Hudson Valley has taught me a lot about nature. I am surrounded by an array of birds, foxes, chipmunks, squirrels, ground hogs and deer! The call of the cat bird is intriguing. I sincerely thought it was a kitten crying until I discovered, through the internet, this small bird has such an […]
