My peach and cherry trees are filled with flowers. Daffodils are blooming and everywhere I look outside, spring is progressing.
Read More“Autumn is the season to find contentment at home by paying attention to what we already have.”
—unknown
Read MoreWhen I checked first thing this morning, the temperature was 31 (30 degrees lower than when I woke up yesterday).
Read MoreI’m grateful for all these late-season flowers. Not just for me, but for my garden visitors, too. Bees. Butterflies. I still see hummingbirds every day, zooming from flower to flower.
Read MoreWhen I sat down to write today’s post, I felt completely unprepared. And for the first time in a really long time, I was tempted to skip blogging this week.
Read MoreAh, June in the garden. What a beautiful month.
Read MoreWritten on my calendar today is “Blog: Garden”.
Read MoreIn October you never know what you’re going to get and the hooks by my back door reflect just how changeable it’s been this month.
Read MoreIn June when I wrote to my Joy Letter subscribers I said that June was my favorite month. Right now, though, I’m thinking August might be.
Read MoreOne of the things I love most about my garden and gardening is connecting with nature. I plant my garden and I tend it, but I’m not really in control.
Read MoreIt’s truly amazing how much changes in the garden in just one month.
Read MoreWe’re more than half-way through June. The solstice is just a few days away. Summer is well and truly here.
Read MoreNot much was happening in the garden in April, but now things are really starting to take off.
Read MoreBefore I dive in to talking about what a typical day looks like around here, I want to take a moment to thank you for sharing your experiences with online subscriptions and communities in last week’s post.
Read MoreWhen I woke up on Wednesday the temperature was 43. The warmest we’ve seen this year. On my morning walk I didn’t need a hat. Chickadees and cardinals sang their delight at the taste of spring in the air.
The next day it was more than 30 degrees colder.
Read MoreThe sun is shining, warm and bright. The garden is humming with bees and I catch the scent of roses, mint and spicy tulsi. I step among the blooms with my scissors at the ready,
Read MoreIn Wisconsin by the time November rolls around, we’ve usually had our first frost. Sometimes we’ve already had our first snow, too.
Read MoreI’m never certain if I’ll have flowers blooming in my garden in October or not.
Read MoreIn September in Wisconsin, the gardening season is winding down.
Read MoreRight now zinnias, dahlias, cosmos and marigolds color my garden and feed the bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.
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