The first year perennial gardening in Vermont full time!

One of the first projects we are tackling as full-time Vermonters is planting a small orchard!

Hello, friends! Happy Thirsty Thursday. While this isn't cocktail content today, if you would like a recipe for a killer cocktail, you...

Hi gardening friends! If you're here for the cocktail content don't despair. A short but incredibly delicious cocktail blog post will...

Holy rain! I know, I know, April showers bring May flowers and all that but the rain and wind we had on Monday here in New Jersey was...

I am writing this blog outside. OUTSIDE!

I have been spending as much time as possible outside, in my garden, over the last 12 days or so. It keeps me both mentally and...

Winter 2019/2020 is the Winter that wasn't. We experienced almost no snowfall in NJ and much higher than normal temperatures. While I...

Digging, dividing, and transplanting Hostas

In my previous blog post, I updated some containers on my front porch in New Jersey. They contain one Green Velvet boxwood each. I...

Ugh. I screwed up. I screwed up because I was rushing. I should know better by now-but, alas, here I am. My front door planters have...

I left New Jersey to come to Vermont yesterday at noon. It was 80 degrees. Needless to say, it was not 80 degrees in Vermont when I...

This was a quick project I did last weekend when the weather was absolutely gorgeous in New Jersey. Last summer I planted some Walker’s...

What would this blog be without peonies? Just Palomas? Delicious and not bad on their own, but I love both. Peonies were basically the...

I truly never want to wish time away. I try to live in the moment, blah, blah, blah. But man, it has been cold here the past week! ...