Fountain is set up. If the missus and the mister or whatever they are are hibernating beneath the whiskey barrel fountain, the water is ready for them.
Author: Jennifer
Daffodils 2023
I grow a lot of daffodils–I wasn’t always a fan, but they don’t get eaten by rabbits or deer (no tulips here). They can be used to prevent voles from eating root systems of other plants. Hellebores work well for that purpose too, in shady areas. Slideshow and a table […]
PDF of blank plant record
Sharing for any nerd who wants to print to keep plant records. I have a sheet for everything I’ve planted in a messy-but-arranged-alphabetically binder. Record keeping is boring for some people, and if so, this isn’t for you, but here’s a bonus picture of some pleasant looking plants to chase […]
Orchid update
The cascading white one on the left has been blooming since New Year’s Day. So elegant:
First of the seed starts
Did the first indoor sowing six days ago. Irresponsibly early but the heart wants, etc. No pretty pictures yet because they’re mostly in plastic produce containers and Ziplock bags secured by binder clips and it’s not an elegant look. So here’s above is of the artichokes started a few weeks […]
Recommended Gadgets and Tools
*Disclosure: Theoretically, as an Amazon affiliate I may earn commision on Amazon links. This is unlikely! Favorite tool of the year: (Photo above). 5LB Kobalt Fiberglass pickaxe: my upper body strength is not impressive, but the weight and slicing ability of this thing makes digging through impacted soil […]
In which orchids submit to my will
Just kidding, they are arbitrarily doing whatever, just like always, except this time it’s *blooming*. My five phalaenopsis orchids have limped along for years, not doing much of anything, certainly not blooming, and the two that I rescued from Lowe’s out of pity have never shown much gratitude, (not that […]
Lake Hitchcock and the Laurentide Ice Sheet
Other than the stars, the planets have the longest damn memory. Ours included. I wanted to have a larger view of the history of the land where I garden, which seems so impossibly old. So: We are at latitude 42.38, longitude -72.65, in West Hatfield, Massachusetts, on the western side […]
Do Not Disturb
These guys are why I have to make sure I’ve moved all rocks and flagstones prior to when the weather gets cold. After a certain point they’re nesting underneath every available rock. Found them yesterday when I went to grab a container from outdoors to serve as an indoor water […]