This is the time of year my clients ask how to prepare for the onset of winter in the veggie garden, Continue reading
September 25, 2018
Category Archives: weather
February 5, 2017
The Phenological Wonders of February
The first week of February is significant in many cultures, for it’s the point in the year which signals the arrival of spring, Continue reading
Winter Garden Chores Inspiration via Youtube
December 6, 2013 by Adrianne | 0 comments
I don’t know about you, but this spell of warmish weather has me putting off indoor work to go out and get dirty one last time before the world really freezes up here in the Catskills. Do you know about Alys Fowler? She used to host a garden TV show on BBC’s Guardian network, and I find her program super inspiring. FYI, in England, they call community garden plots “allotments”. How cute is that? Have a watch and then get outside and get some mud on ya!
February 25, 2012
2012- Year of the Fleeting Winter (and how to prepare for an unpredictable growing season)
I’m trying really hard not to freak out. Yesterday I heard Red winged Blackbirds calling and today I look out the window and see this: (Red winged Blackbirds migrate north in June, not February) The fact my cross country skis … Continue reading
May 24, 2010
Full Moons and Frost
I knew this would happen. May would arrive and I’d get on the hamster wheel of dig-plant-eat-sleep-plant shop-dig-plant… What does a gardener do besides the all of the above in May? Not too much else. Talk about gardening, think about … Continue reading