The Vermont Gardener

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 A rainy morning, limited wind, 54.6°. I'm at the office now doing a million things as Gail is away for mo...

Thursday, May 14, 2015 A bright and beautiful morning here at the flower farm except that the grass is white with a heavy frost, th...

  Sunday, April 19, 2015 Up to 48.2° from an earlier 35°. The sun is burning through and today is a day when I have a long list of ...

  Wednesday, April 15, 2015 As a slice of moon fades away and the sun pushes up from Peacham Pond, the temperature has risen too, fro...

 Tuesday, April 14, 2015 Just in from my first morning walk with Karl the Wonder Dog. He was exceptionally late this morning showing ...

Thursday, April 9, 2015 Just back to the house after a couple hours putting things back together at the flower farm. It's a...

Saturday, April 4, 2015 It's 9 PM and I am about ready to close down for the night. The bright moon is high in the sky. The ai...

  Sunday, January 11, 2015 The past three weeks have presented us with an interesting mix of weather. We would not have thought that ...

Wednesday December 17, 2014 32.4°   here on the mountain this morning. It's been raining since just after midnight.The trees that...

Thursday, December 11, 2014 Today is the third day of snow here in the east. It was not a surprise storm as it had been followed ...

Tuesday, December 9, 2014 23.1° this morning, windless, quiet. 30 degrees warmer than yesterday at the same time. Big storm arriv...

Sunday, November 30, 2014 Too early to be awake yet but Karl the Wonder Dog heard something outside and he was possessed to identify...

Wednesday, November 5th, 2015 Almost 4 PM and the sun is fading fast. Although the temperature has been around 48° most of the day,...

Friday, October 17, 2014 The gardens that have entertained us all summer are quickly drawing to a close. Here in Vermont there is p...

Friday, October 17th, 2014 Gardeners have been asking me when the gardening season comes to an end in Vermont. Mark from Florida s...

  Sunday, September 7, 2014 Sitting in Wells, Maine this morning, watching people walk the beach with their dogs, coffee, kids, frie...

Saturday, August 30, 2014 Just a peony reminder for our gardening friends. Mid to late August is when peonies in New England set bu...

  Saturday, August 9, 2014 Almost 5 AM here on the mountain. I have been out twice with Karl the Wonder Dog and he has settled back i...