The Gardens
Flora and fauna.
Flies in the Garden
Mydas fly on mint.Mimic fly, Mallota posticata, on viburnum. When we think of pollinators, we often think of bees and butterflies; flies might not...
Spring Fever
Every year, it's exciting to see seeds germinate, new shoots emerge, and flowers appear. But this year, I seem to have amplified spring fever. The...
Amorphophallus konjac, the Voodoo Lily
Obviously, there are many plants in the gardens here, but some of them are more special to me than others. These are the plants I dug up in October...
Roses at Willowdale Farm
I started growing roses in Maryland where I removed old knock-outs and replaced them with David Austin's Generous Gardener. They did so well, I...
Chanticleer, A Pleasure Garden
In August 2022, Jeanne and I visited Chanticleer Garden outside of Philadelphia. It’s taken me quite a while to share these photos, but it’s a...
Roasted Vegetable Sauce
How do you get from here to here? Roast a lot of fresh garden veg. This sauce was a big success this...
Fall in Central Pennsylvania
Living in Maryland, I never realized how much I missed hills and rivers. Since we're back home, I constantly think, "Oh wow! That's really...
Jeanne’s Garden
This weekend, I drove to Little Egg Harbor, NJ to visit my friend Jeanne. Jeanne and I were friends and sorority sisters ages ago at Gettysburg...
Fall Beauty
So far, we’ve had what I believe is an unseasonably warm fall. The tropical milkweed is still going strong, and the cleome is just starting to look...
Photo Contest Entries
I recently took a deep breath and entered 15 of my photos to the annual Smithsonian Magazine photo contest. I chose the submissions based on my...
Skippers
Skippers are the unsung and underappreciated butterflies of the garden. They are not big, or bold, or fancy like the swallowtails. They don't have...
Sunday
It’s Sunday. I’m doing laundry, cleaning, shredding zucchini for bread and to freeze. I should be scrubbing the kitchen floor. Instead, I decided...