Country Gardener

Persicaria polymorpha, giant white fleece flower I was exaggerating a bit about the lack of bloom for tomorrow's Open Garden . Here...

We've been getting regular rains for a couple of weeks now. Overnight and into the morning, we had our best rain yet: a little over an i...

Under our walnut tree: a few gaps that need more hosta divisions One of the great secrets of outstanding gardens is underplanting. The idea...

Peonies and allium seedheads before the storm Why is it that we get the worst thunderstorms when the peonies are in full bloom? This is jus...

Our row of 'Angel Cheeks' peonies Yesterday I noticed that many of the peonies behind the rock garden were hanging near the groun...

It rained last night - a thunderstorm that got my dog a-panting and hiding under the table. The total: 6/10ths of an inch. With the rain we ...

I got this press release today about a pilot project to recycle plastics associated with garden products. If you live in near Milton and Hal...

I have been known to complain (bitterly) about the lack of rain. This has been my main beef about the summers we've experienced recentl...

Waiting for the new transformer box That's what it took to get our place humming with power again. Last evening, we had dinner with my ...

For where I sit, it looks like we're in for a repeat of last year's horrid summer. Here's what the Weather Network shows for the...