The January garden continues to be my place to enjoy the lazy days of summer and relax. The garden has come into its own, bursting with life, abundant and riotous. The new rose plants have improved the landscape, and all the work done in winter and spring has come together to create a peaceful haven…
Tag: summer gardens
“Then followed that beautiful season… Summer….”
The magic of Summer begins with sun-kissed days that close with dazzling sunsets and balmy nights. Summer moves on and accelerates quickly into a flurry of activity; end-of-year parties, Christmas festivities and shopping, holiday plans, and catching up with everyone we value most. Simultaneously, the temperature soars, and the anticipation of celebrating with family and…
“It is December, and my world smells of roses.“
Today, the open windows on the first morning of summer bring a more profound joy because our Spring was so cloud-covered and wet. At last, the sun shines, it is wonderful and the garden looks and feels like summer. As if overnight, Spring undergrowth has dried and is, in part, ready to cut back, masses…
“Of all flowers, methinks rose is best”
As summer rolls on, the landscape is unseasonably lush. The lawn is rapidly making the garden beds home. On the one hand, the garden is superb, brilliant green, but also far too moist, humid, and overgrown, so in need of serious attention. It is the complete opposite of a few years back when drought was…