Isn’t winter the best for stargazing? The air seems clearer and the stars sharper and brighter. One of the best things about the winter sky are the great views of the constellation Orion the Hunter. This…
Inspired by a full moon one recent night (hmm… must have been when I was taking my Trixie dog out for a late night potty run), I wondered if the moon had any effect on plants.…
Still in the thick of winter over here… got down to -4F this week! But, there are *real* garden activities to be done this month! Here is what’s on the plan – note that “under glass” just…
That’s a quote from the book The Garden Primer by Barbara Damrosch. Actually, the full quote is “It is often said that a green thumb is a dirty thumb.” That is from the book’s introduction. I…
Are you a “word of the year” kind of person? I have been following this practice for several years now. Last year, my word was Open. I had a really hard time choosing a word this…
Did you know that the way you garden can directly impact the behavior and even the survival of bird populations? I’ve been trying to get some good photos of the birds around here, but the camera…
From time to time, I pick up the book, Creators on Creating, and read a bit. It is a collection of essays written by world-famous novelists, poets, scientists, and the like. They reflect on their own…
For a few years now, I’ve done my indoor seed starting using one of the those portable greenhouses. It was given to me by a friend who didn’t use it. I promptly said Yes! when he…
One of the things I’d like to do in the garden this year is to plant some native plants. Thanks to my favorite gardening podcasts, The joe gardener Show and A Way to Garden, I am…
Today’s musings are based on the book, Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius. He was a 2nd century Roman Emperor and philosopher. I’ve posted on my readings from this book before (here, here, and here), but it has…
