Living and gardening in an older Hudson Valley home
The garden in winter lies dormant, but more active than one might initially perceive. There is always some activity occurring in the garden. Last night we had a little snow. It provided a nice backdrop for my daily walk around my garden. My daily jaunts around the yard tell me many things – who has […]
Over the past few weeks, I have been working on a restoration of the picnic area. This is a stone patio area surrounded by a low stone wall. We call it the picnic area, as this is how it was described to us by the Parisers, the prior long-time homeowners. They have told us there […]
The Harcourt’s installed a walled picnic area. The enclosure has a stone floor and short stone walls, with gates at each end. The former owners told me when they moved in it contained a 12 foot picnic table. The far end had a stone barbeque, the prior owners dismantled. The picnic table is long gone […]
