It started with the ants, and it ended with the swallows. The first time I remember looking at the garden and thinking, "Now it must be...

Planting a spring garden in autumn

As newcomers to the second home experience, there is definitely an excitement about returning to a place we left behind weeks or even...

The task of gardening looms large before us. There are all kinds of creatures out there, from ants to deer and everything in between....

Moving into a new house, especially one where other people have lived for a long time, requires pulling back layers to figure out how...

It's not that we are starting from scratch. There was a garden here. And I have gardened. It's just been a while. For about 15 years now,...