A Three Lysimachia Day
One of the pleasures of being involved with plants is getting to know them as a family. We learn about plants that are in the same genus, and how they are similar. It’s like getting to know your best friend’s siblings and cousins, or connecting with your...
A Postcard From Amazing Blooming Trees
This postcard arrives as the Kousa dogwoods on Cape Cod are amazing in 2025. It explains why we’re seeing such an incredible display this year, and why it might not be so prolific in 2026…
A Postcard From After The Rain
17 Year Cicadas on Cape Cod
Yes, they are here and on some parts of the Cape the Brood XIV is having the party of the summer. As the temperatures grow warmer they grow louder, and in some areas people complain about the din. Of course they’re loud! If you were only able to mate for a...
Kale and Rose Petal Pizza
One of the pleasures of growing vegetables is being able to cook the most flavorful food on earth. And if you can add flower petals to that dish, it’s an #instantelevation. At this time of year we are eating the last of the frozen vegetables from our freezer. I...
A Postcard From Tomatoes
If you could get a postcard from your tomatoes, this is what it might say… Many people still believe that blossom end rot on tomatoes is caused by a lack of calcium. It’s actually caused by stress to young tomato plants, and that is usually from uneven or...
A Postcard From Peonies
If your peonies routinely get botrytis mold in the spring, it’s likely that your weather is often cool and damp. In this case, you might want to spray the emerging foliage and buds with an organic fungicide every year as the plant grows. For an occasional...
A Postcard From “Bad Soil”
If Mother Nature and The Green Man sent you a short message about what you are calling “bad soil,” it might look something like this… Details from The Garden Lady, Saturday May 24th, 2025 In addition to discussing our propensity to classify our soils...
A Postcard About “No Mow May”
I love alliteration as much as anyone…it’s a great tool for titles and marketing campaigns. But a catchy slogan can sell a concept that has little or mixed merit. So it is for “No Mow May.” The idea here was to encourage people to let flowers...