I wanted to write about compost for quite a while. Compost is important, it is what keeps a garden growing. Our garden is getting compost from GreenThumb (the NYC community garden umbrella organization) and from the city’s sanitation department. We… Continue Reading
Some of our beloved summer flowers are those from the milkweed family. We like them for their pretty flowers and because they are the exclusive food for America’s most popular butterfly, the monarch. We grow a couple of native species… Continue Reading
On Sunday September 24, Barbara taught the second workshop for making mosaic stepping stones. Below, you can see what we set out to make. The colorful tiles on this stepping stone are shards from flawed ceramic plates and bowls that Barbara and… Continue Reading
Some of the plants in our garden grow exactly where we want them to, for instance those that we plant into pots. However, others grow best (or even only) where they want to. We call them volunteers. The most reliable volunteers are… Continue Reading
For a short time at the end of June, the cool yellow-green light-flashes of fireflies can be seen after dusk and and the onset of darkness. Our garden is a good place to spot them. In the evening, they hover… Continue Reading