The Vermont Gardener

Tuesday, June 28, 2011 51° and overcast this morning. The reds and pinks of the early morning sunrise have faded to gray, and slivers of lig...

Monday, June 27, 2011 7 AM has already slipped past me. I should be at the nursery by now but it was a rough night with charlie horses in bo...

57° and foggy, misty, damp and quiet this morning. I am reminded of Carl Sandburg's Fog The Fog comes on little cat feet. It sits lookin...

Monday, June 20, 2011 45.6° here on the mountain this morning. Another beautiful day as the sun rises above Peacham Pond and loons suggest I...

Sunday, June 19, 2011 Fathers Day A beautiful morning here on the mountain. 45.6° and ever so quiet as the sun breaks through the tree tops ...

Thursday, June 16, 2011 Already heading for 7 AM and I cannot seem to shake off the Stanley Cup cobwebs. I have always loved watching hockey...

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 A beautiful morning here on the mountain. The sun is pushing above the trees from Peacham Pond and accentuating the...

Sunday, June 12, 2011 A dismal morning here on the mountain. The rain has stopped but the darkness grasps tight on everything as if pressuri...

Saturday, June 11, 2011 Been sitting here reading for an hour. 55.9° on the thermometer but one look outside gives mental challenge to the r...

Friday, June 10, 2011 A pleasant 67° here at 9 AM. A slight breeze is willowing the tree leaves and the air is thick with humidity from yest...

Monday, June 6, 2011 A beautiful morning here above Peacham Pond. Windless for a change as the sun pushes through the fog and steam rolls ge...

Friday, June 3, 2011 66° with bright skies and a 4 mph wind. It's a good thing the wind is blowing because the continuous rain has given...

Wednesday, June 1, 2011 81° here after a high at 3 PM of 85.2°. The wind has been a steady 7 mph for half an hour now and the humidity is at...

Monday, May 30, 2011 1 PM and a beautiful day after a slow start. The phone is ringing to find out if we are open or not as folks ask for ro...

Friday, May 27, 2011 The sun is trying to break through this morning and although it's only 9:30, I feel as if I have been up for a full...

Wednesday, May 26, 2011 A beautiful day here on the mountain. It's already up to 68.4° with a mild wind that barely ripples the tree lea...

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 3 mph wind on the mountain and 54°. A ten degree contrast to Burlington at 64° but with mutual promise for the seventi...