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Let Us Go Then, You and I
E. martinii "Ascot Rainbow" still happy in January There is much to be enjoyed right now in the gardening year. Most of it involves my fireplace and an early Pamela Harper volume, but when I finish...
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Stealing a Little Spring
http://smalltowngardener.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Stealing-a-Little-Spring.mp3 I’d have a difficult time taking care of my garden if I didn’t get out there during the winter months. For the most...
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Christmas [Rose] Frenzy
http://smalltowngardener.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Christmas-Rose-Frenzy.mp3 The little guy who started it all: H. niger ‘HGC Jacob’ – Photo courtesy of John Willis Photography Three seasons in a...
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Deer: It’s What’s For Dinner
http://smalltowngardener.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Its-Whats-for-Dinner.mp3 In Montgomery County, Maryland, it is now estimated that the deer population is hovering near 100 head per acre. It’s...
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Friendly Freeloaders
Pepper the house cat on a rare foray in the garden. A barn cat is a feral thing. A spitting, skittish ball of fur, happy to lay in the sun but happier when you resist the urge to bend down and pet it....
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Barn Coat: Zhivago-style
http://smalltowngardener.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Barn-Coat-Zhivago-Style.mp3 Tragic lovers – but at least they were warm tragic lovers. There is nothing attractive about a woman who has utilized...
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Garden Where You Are, Not Where You’re Not
http://smalltowngardener.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Garden-Where-You-Are1.mp3 My first garden, against a wall, in a parking lot next to my tiny apartment. 34 square feet of garden that gave me...
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Nature Wants It Back
http://smalltowngardener.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Nature-Wants-It-Back1.mp3 Brush clearing has been the order of the day for the last few weeks, spurred on by the annual exchange of power tools...
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Local Fresh, Local Strong, Local Co-op
I have a clear memory of sitting at my kitchen table four years ago and reading a newspaper article about a small group that was forming to discuss a neighborhood grocery store three miles from my home...
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The What, Where & How of Seed Starting
Thanks to a snowy day there is order where once was chaos. There is a certain kind of panic at this time of year when the winter starts to draw to a close and I calculate how many tasks I need to...
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HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS FOR GARDENERS
In my part of the world, Winter arrives as a gentle jolly spirit and departs like a raving banshee. However, before I start navigating three-inch ice with an ancient Land Cruiser, I plan to enjoy the...
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Old Man Time Meets Mother Nature
Lately I am of two minds regarding the passage of time. In one, I stare out of my bedroom window in the early morning at tiny junipers and Japanese maples, and yearn for additional seasons of growth...
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Neither an Influencer Nor a Follower Be
[ed. The following article can also be found stirring up comments at Garden Rant later this week.] Tesselaar’s Blue Storm Agapanthus is worth growing because it’s a high-impact, no-nonsense plant, not...
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Notepads and Jackets
Have you been walking through your garden? I hope so. At this time of year we are as clearheaded as we will ever be. Winter may not afford us congenial temperatures, but what it lacks in warmth, it...
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First, Do No Harm: Coping with Snow on Trees
This extremely rude specimen has been affectionately named “Happy” – and I always avert my eyes when brushing off the snow. I’d like that bit of errant bark to make me smile just as broadly in ten...
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Digging Into Cuttings
Winter is a time for research, and not just of the deeper contents of one’s drinks cabinet. Are there techniques that you’ve been wanting to know a little bit more about? Perhaps you want to...
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‘Easy’ Is a Matter of Perspective
Well this is one of many ‘white alliums.’ But I can assure you, at 3 feet, ‘Mt. Everest’ does not make a dainty houseplant. With millions of innovative gardeners on this planet, differences of opinion...
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When you make your own yogurt but don’t milk your own goats: Finding your...
It’s a running joke amongst our friends that our place is the safe house for any type of future apocalyptic scenario. I’d like to believe that they just want to get together, laugh, drink wine, and...
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Ordered Chaos: The Case for a Potting Station
In every home there is a place where unfolded laundry is thrown and a week’s worth of junk is shoved when guests rap upon the door unexpectedly. For some lucky souls it may be a spare room. For others...
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Holiday Gift Guide for Gardeners
Up until last year, I’d never put together a holiday gift guide for readers. Truly useful gifts rarely go out of fashion. Then I was asked by a friend if I had some suggestions for gifts for her...
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