The Vermont Gardener

Friday, May 29, 2009 Almost 8:30 PM here on the mountain and the darkness is closing in quickly. The sky remains gray and a thick fog is dro...

Thursday, May 28, 2009 Another wet morning here on the mountain with up to 4" of rain predicted by tomorrow about the same time. We nee...

Flycatcher Sunday, May 24, 2009 48 degrees and a hazy morning here on the mountain. The great grayness hangs at tree top level and the groun...

Saturday, May 16, 2009 A quick morning walk with Karl the Wonder Dog made me happy about how well the hostas are doing (Pacific Blue Edger ...

Sunday, May 10, 2009 Mothers Day A long but successful day at the nursery. The weather was cold and it rained off and on but a fairly steady...

Sunday, May 3, 2009 Almost 7 am and I have to get going here. Old joints are slow to loosen this time of year and I have rubbed emu oil on b...

Saturday, April 18, 2009 Quiet at last here on the mountain after an incredible night of wind as the weather fronts changed. Yesterday the t...

Sunday, April 12, 2009 A quiet 5 AM here on the mountain as the bright stars of last evening slowly turn off one by one as the sun gives tho...

Thursday, April 9, 2009 You can tell by the absence of communication from Vermont Flower Farm that the weather has broken and spring is stru...

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 A beautiful late afternoon here on the mountain with a temperature of 35, bright sun and no wind. The temperature is...

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Another beautiful day here on the mountain. The sun has the thermometer up to 66.9 and the water is running down the...

Tuesday, March 3, 2009 A cold morning here on the mountain with a temperature of +1.2 degrees and an estimated anemometer-less wind speed of...

Sunday, February 22, 2009 Snow falls lightly this morning on the mountain. It's 22.3 degrees now, up only a couple degrees from 4:50 whe...