The Vermont Gardener

  Friday, February 12, 2016 A bright but very cold morning here on the mountain. The birds are feeding heavily, trying to warm up the...

  Sunday, February 7, 2016 Now 9 AM and the temperature has risen to 29.3°. The wind is up to 3 mph, the birds are feeding heavily an...

Thursday, January 28, 2016 I went to the Vermont Farm Show yesterday as I do most every year. If you haven't been, today is the...

  January 27, 2016 The temperature is hanging at 31° this morning but I expect more change in the weather soon as the wind has increa...

Sunday, January 24, 2016 A beautiful morning here on the mountain. 3 mph breezes provide a wind chill of -7° but the sun is so brig...

Tuesday, November 24, 2015 I just returned to the house after a chilly morning moving some gravel around a new culvert I installed ...

  October 11, 2015 35.1° here on the mountain, windless, quiet. I have been thinking about how many fewer butterflies we have seen th...

  Wednesday, September 9, 2015 For a couple weeks now I have been mentioning that my daily routine has involved digging and div...

  Sunday, August 16, 2015 Just a quick note of interest on caring for your peonies and insuring better bloom next year. Mid August in...

  Sunday, July 5, 2015 55.2 degrees and foggy at the flower farm. Almost 8 AM. Gail just arrived for the day. Even though it rained l...

  June 9, 2015 59 degrees and pouring rain here at the flower farm. May and early June always bring us rain and here at the farm we a...