The Vermont Gardener

It's quiet here at Vermont Flower Farm tonight. Gail is away for a while this evening. She is helping a distant, senior relative find a ...

It was a long day today on the road and one would have thought that I'd sit a minute and rest once I got home. Some folks think things s...

Almost 5 AM and my mind is already buzzing with a list of things which have to be accomplished today. Finish the deer fence, rototill the l...

A cool morning here on the mountain, with a noticeable dampness in the house left by the open windows and the drop in temperature last night...

A hard rain has been falling since 4 this morning although it's been raining constantly since midnight. Gail won't have to worry abo...

It's 5:40 AM and ever so quiet this morning. The windows have been open all night despite the rain so the house is cooler than the outsi...

As you begin to enter the middle of August in this part of Vermont, it becomes apparent that Nature is issuing reminders that summer is fun ...

The day started early for me but as with every day now, "early" is really a little later as the sun noticeablely rolls over in bed...

As the sun rose above Peacham Pond this morning, you could almost confuse the morning for a September day, save for the fact that the leaves...

The sun is peeking through the top third of the tall white pines while the gentle morning breeze rustles the poplar tree leaves. Two ravens ...

I was up by 4 this morning to try to get better organized for Daylily Days here at Vermont Flower Farm. It didn't cool off much last nig...

The sun and the deer flies gave up chasing me around the garden about 40 minutes ago and it actually feels good to be able to sit down for a...

Sunrise often brings evidence of things gone by or things which the eye has missed. Developing an eye for detail is something which has alwa...

It wasn't quite 5 AM and the ravens were carrying on a conversation that must have contained a forbidden subject for which most were bei...

Some days seem longer than others and today's heat and humidity made my busy day much longer. I was running on my last cyclinder when I ...

Yesterday turned out to be a hot day but the absence of rain for a change brought out a number of gardeners who wanted to see color and walk...

Saturday morning and it's getting late already. It's almost 7 and my only accomplishment is my morning walk. During the work week, m...

73 degrees and a bright sunny start today. The temperature will rise to the eighties and by the time I return home I know it will be time to...

To be able to live in America is something I respect very much and Independence Day reminds me of the various freedoms we can enjoy without...

Summer days skip by quickly and as July 4th approaches I am reminded how much busier it is here at Vermont Flower Farm than before I left f...