lilyfest 2024

The festival is upon us! Welcome to the opener for Lilyfest ’24! These are the opening acts for Lilyfest ’24. Sit back and enjoy coming attractions.

this week in the garden

things growing, projects moving along; here is this week in our garden: And finishing out the week: a gallery of things in bloom.

new things from this weekend

I have been remiss on posts about our garden this year, which is unfortunate because tons of great stuff is happening. Here is a photo dump of all the things I worked on this weekend: The lingering cool spring weather has made the last few weekend highly productive. It looks like we have another cool […]

today, in the garden

I spent some time in the garden doing light weeding and such, considering the heat. I am happy to have gotten photos prior to the rainstorm.

this evening, in the garden

An early evening stroll through the garden neglected due to my overwhelming spring schedule:

tiny joy

Written a month ago, I found this incomplete post in my drafts folder. These are likely my favorite flower in our garden for history and brevity of bloom alike: Our dwarf iris love their home here in our garden. They more than double every year, from three modest clumps to rows and rows and rows. […]

spring done sprung

Spring has arrived, and early spring colors are filling our wabi-sabi garden. Enjoy the colors below:

day 44: the last day

I return to work tomorrow. The past six weeks in the garden have been great for my inner being. The garden has a great boost over past years: some seeds are still sprouting in their grow pots, many are sprouting in place, garlic and radishes are taking off, herbs are going in or have bounced […]

day 42: so close to busting out

So many things are ready to explode in our garden. Some things are underway… The columbine is full bore, second or third generation. So many buds are setting to burst, I suspect they are waiting for me to return to work before they show off… The hostas are digging the north side shade, having already […]

sequestered springtime

Springtime is rushing by even as the world grinds to a halt, sheltered in place. My husband and I are locked up tight, stocked up and with more able-bodies friends running as-needed errands. We are comfortable, more so than either of us thought we could be for such a crisis. I am home with pay […]