Singing in the Garden

A combination of relentless critter attacks and sustained weather extremes leads to . . . a $50 salad! And to other rewards as well, including plans for next growing season.

Who, especially in an area surrounded by woods, could resist a shade-loving fall-flowering plant that looks like spring?

One of my goals as a gardener is to find long-term solutions to perennial problems.

Jack and Reny Higgs call the narrow garden bed that runs along a low retaining wall just beyond their back door their "geriatric garden."