The Vermont Gardener

Saturday, May 13, 2017 Last week as I walked down to the shade garden that I built seventeen years ago, I noticed the patch of wild...

HOLLYHOCKS MAY 11, 2017 I received the following inquiry regarding hollyhocks. Hope this helps. "Good Afternoon, ...

Thursday, May 4, 2017 Good morning from the mountain above Peacham Pond where the temperature dropped to 28 last night but the wi...

T. grandiflorum Tuesday, May 2, 2017 I have been here at the flower farm since early morning and have moved equipment in and ou...

Gail just returned from another walk with Karl the Wonder Dog and they got back in the house just in time. It's been raining all ...

HYDRANGEAS We have sold hydrangeas at Vermont Flower Farm for several years now. We began by offering some paniculatas we bough...

Good morning from the mountain above Peacham Pond where last night's storm left us with 7" of wet, clingy snow. Central Vermon...

Monday, March 27, 2017 Almost 7:30 PM and the sun is about gone for another day. We are all so pleased with the approach of spr...

TICK CONTROL STUDY March 16, 2017 I am getting ready to blog about ticks, tick control and Lyme Disease. In the interim, read thi...

Thursday, March 2, 2017 Almost 9 PM and I have forgotten to issue that last minute reminder of how important this weekend i...

Monday, February 6, 2017 It's a beautiful day here on the mountain above Peacham Pond. It started the day at +10°F and is up to...

Sunday, January 22, 2017 33.2° here on the mountain this morning. Windless and quiet save for the wild turkeys telling each other the...

NEW YEARS EVE 2016 It’s just 3:30 PM here on the mountain above Peacham Pond. I have been writing for a couple hours while Gail a...

Please note: A recent posting to two email listservs related to daylilies discussed a deer that was dispatched inside a person's home. ...

Tuesday, December 7, 2016 A snowy morning here on the mountain. Snow was supposed to commence at about 4 AM and it was on tar...

Thursday, November 10, 2016 Although Vermont Flower Farm closes each fall on Columbus Day, our website , this blog, and our two Fac...

Friday, October 21, 2016 A quiet morning here on the mountain. I have the truck packed and am about ready to head for the flower ...

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 A foggy morning here at the flower farm. Traffic on Route 2 is picking up as people head more west than...