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February has arrived - my least favorite month of the year. It's cold and the snow has been gaining on us here in Central Mass. We have...

As we head into another new year, we often take time to look ahead to new adventures while remembering the past year's challenges. This...

It is appropriate that the first week in December is National Cookie Week, as it is at this time of year that I think about the cookie...

This year, the weather has cooperated and I have been able to process some of the persimmons from my tree. This has been an exceptional...

My tent stands in a garden Of Aster and golden-rod, Tilled by the rain and sunshine, And sown by the hand of God,- An old New England...

Seems like we hardly had a summer. The weather had been cool, somewhat, through August, with nights down in the 50's. Great sleeping...

Well, I can finally rest easier, as the Herb Show, put on by The New England Unit of The Herb Society of America, is over. This was our...

As so often happens at this time of year, I have been up to my ears in plant sales, annual meetings and growing my business. Add to that...

He that plants trees loves others besides himself - Thomas Fuller PAW PAW FLOWER April is a most appropriate month in which to celebrate...

Over the land freckled with snow half thawed The speculating rooks at their nests cawed And saw from elm-tops, delicate as flower of...

January grey is here, Like a sexton by her grave; February bears the bier, March with grief doth howl and rave, And April weeps - but O...

Circles and spheres have been associated through the ages with eternity – as they have no beginning and no end. Wreaths, especially, have...

November often is a forgiving month - allowing us here in New England to enjoy some milder weather. However, there are many times we have...

My tent stands in a garden Of aster and golden-rod, Tilled by the rain and the sunshine, And sown by the hand of God,- An old New England...

It's September, and the days are shorter, weather more moderate, and the harvest is winding down. It's time to think of the approaching...

Well, it's official. The weeds have won. I give up trying to maintain the beds. The front of the yard is fine, as I worked hard to keep...

July is the time that you really get to see the fruits of all your earlier work in the garden, literally as well as figuratively. Juicy...

Well, again time has gotten away from me and I totally missed my May posting. Being involved in two plant sales, as well as growing out...

There is nothing more satisfying to a gardener than the coming of good gardening weather. This year we have certainly earned our spring...

I've been reading a lot lately about the benefits of being outdoors. As a gardener and owner of a farm, I spend a portion of each day...