A few years ago, one of our gardeners introduced the native passion flower (Passiflora incarnata) into the garden. This plant is fascinating and also a bit of a menace. It seems to really love it in our garden. Thus, it… Continue Reading
While in Spring and early summer, the color palette of our flowers is dominated by pinks and pale blues, in summer, the garden got really bright with different colors. As soon as the Helianthus, Heliopsis (sunflowers), Rudbeckia (black eyed susans… Continue Reading
The growing season is winding down for real now. This coming week, the first frost is expected in our area. All summer long, we were busy gardening instead of adding to this site. But now, the evenings are long and… Continue Reading
This week, we heard the wonderful news that the Elizabeth Street Garden is finally saved from development! The Elizabeth Street garden is located in lower Manhattan in an area with extremely little green. It was established in 1990 by the… Continue Reading
Yesterday, we held our traditional June Garden Party. As for all previous events this year, the weather looked rather iffy with thunderstorms in the forecast. Also, the previous days were so unseasonably cool that we feared we would need a… Continue Reading