Gardendaze

There have been truly ter...

Even though it’s just early August, it generally doesn’t feel like “midsummer ” here in the Frozen North. August is generally when the evenings and early mornings start to substantially cool down. So for me to cho...

If you live anywhere in the northeast or mid-atlantic region of the Uited States, you have–you just may not have recognized what I am calling it.

Bittersweet–otherwise known as oriental bittersweet and m...

Well, I had hoped to be able to actually show you all the bees and wasps on this shrub, but, as is usual, they just wouldn’t sit still or pose for me. I won’t tell you how many photos I tried.

This is hy...

I apologize for these photos. I was taking them from windows at my therapy appointment.

But that’s a really nice bunch of purple coneflowers. It could harbor bees and butterflies in this little spot, ex...