These poppies (papaver somniferum) are stunning this year. There are only a few left flowering, though the seed pods are gorgeous too. They aren't at all fussy, and next year I'll…
Big news! The calendar is at the printers, still getting tweaked a bit, but almost ready to print. Should be up on the site, to pre-order, soon. In the meantime, here's a…
Hydrangeas are here! I hacked the hydrangeas way back last winter, and feared they wouldn't bloom this season. Not to worry. Didn't used to like them, but we inherited a…
Waking up sort of wet. How lovely to wake up to beads of water all over the garden. I guess it's fog drip? There's no measurable precipitation, but hearing the…
Happy Solstice! Loving the light at both ends of the day. So are the flowers. Chocolate Queen Anne's Lace, larkspurs, nigella
Remember those Seventeen Magazine articles on making multiple outfits out of just a few pieces of clothing? My wardrobe was never that together, but I would study the variations carefully.…
Hot summer blossoms for a hot day. Enjoy! Strawflower, alstroemeria petals, centers of clematis, little dried flowers
The garden has exploded in my absence of 5 days. Lots of weeding to do, and flowers to pick. Here's the first mandala to be graced by a dahlia. Would…
I can finally exhale now. Just got word that the surgery in New Mexico went well, the patient is lucid, and fully oriented. Grateful for modern medicine today and so…
I got up really early this morning to listen to a curator in London from the William Morris Society talk about his gardens. It was fun, sitting in bed, watching…