First time homeowners, or house renters for that matter, will need a few basics for their yard and garden, even if they don’t do all of the landscape work themselves. For the holidays or for a housewarming, here are my suggestions for the perfect gifts for anyone with...

My four words on the fourth of November are about growing a garden festival on Cape Cod. Yes, I realize that many readers of this blog are not on the Cape, but I ask you to consider that a regional festival organized around people sharing their gardens might be as...

One of my favorite books is titled  Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living (Shambhala Classics) It's written by Pema Chodran who is described as " a Buddhist nun for regular folks." As we frequently see, however, the wisdom from one aspect of life, in...

Wondering about gifts for someone who loves coffee? Here are a few suggestions. Coffee Bean Delivery From New Harvest Coffee Roasters I have been having freshly roasted coffee beans delivered quickly to my door from New Harvest Coffee Roasters for years. They have...

To Grow Something Beautiful… Sometimes all it takes is a group of people who are willing to say “Let’s do this!” Cape gardeners, landscapers, and homeowners have the opportunity to grow something that is beautiful and beneficial with a Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival....

I went to church on Sunday morning and cried through the first half of the service. It has been almost a month since my brother Chuck died, and I had tears stored up, waiting to fall. In my church, surrounded by a caring community and apart from work and everyday...

Like many of you, at this time of year I'm bringing plants indoors. Houseplants that have been sent to "summer camp," and annuals that I want to over-winter indoors. I'm pulling pots inside, finding the best lighting I can for them, and hoping for the best. These...

Any regular reader of my blogs knows that one of the things I value most about gardening is that is fosters flexibility. Plants are living things, and living things are quirky...we are in partnership with Mother Nature in our landscapes and she has the controlling...

I am opening my gardens on September 20th for the benefit of the Barnstable Education Foundation. As part of that event we're selling some hydrangeas and Sweet Summer Love Clematis plants donated by Spring Meadow Nursery, and we're having a sale and drawing for...