Oct 20, 2020Our Vermont mini-orchardOne of the first projects we are tackling as full-time Vermonters is planting a small orchard!
Apr 30, 2020How's it going? One plant at a time....Hello, friends! Happy Thirsty Thursday. While this isn't cocktail content today, if you would like a recipe for a killer cocktail, you...
Apr 23, 2020Peonies, planting, and projectsHi gardening friends! If you're here for the cocktail content don't despair. A short but incredibly delicious cocktail blog post will...
Apr 15, 2020April showers my a**!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...
Mar 26, 2020You call THIS gardening? 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...
Mar 10, 2020The Winter that Wasn'tWinter 2019/2020 is the Winter that wasn't. We experienced almost no snowfall in NJ and much higher than normal temperatures. While I...
Oct 1, 2019Fall containers 2.0 - because once just isn't enough In my previous blog post, I updated some containers on my front porch in New Jersey. They contain one Green Velvet boxwood each. I...
Sep 23, 2019Well, that could have gone better..... 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...
May 8, 2019Vermont Garden, SpringI 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...
Apr 8, 2019Transplanting NepetaThis was a quick project I did last weekend when the weather was absolutely gorgeous in New Jersey. Last summer I planted some Walker’s...
Apr 2, 2019The Thing that Got Me StartedWhat would this blog be without peonies? Just Palomas? Delicious and not bad on their own, but I love both. Peonies were basically the...
Feb 26, 2019Winter BlahsI 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! ...