The Vermont Gardener

It has rained all day in Vermont and it looks like we received about an inch here in Marshfield. I was traveling all day and the showers var...

Saturday is over already and it almost seems as if my list got longer today instead of shorter. I tried to stimulate a little interest in go...

Tuesday night already and I am reminded again how much I miss the long evenings when I can get back into the garden after an evening meal. I...

Monarch butterflies have been important to me for as long as I can remember. They are a signal of the health of our environment. Their healt...

It's still clouded over here at Vermont Flower Farm, 57 degrees, with moisture drifting through the air. It doesn't look like it wil...

The sound of the ocean mellows the soul and calms the difficulties of the times we live in. Hemingway had some thoughts on what the sea was ...

The Maine coast is a favorite of mine, especially in the early morning hours when beach travelers are minimal and the tide is taking it'...

Last week I was trying to pull together a number of projects to get ready to escape to Maine for a few days. We always do this right after L...

Another long day is drawing to a close. The rain is noisy on the metal roof but it's nice to think it's still warm outside. It will ...

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...