Most plants from temperate regions die back in fall and grow again in spring. Not so the Italian arum (Arum italicum). This plant is currently nice and green. If it does not get too cold, these attractive leaves will survive… Continue Reading
January is unseasonably warm. This weeks nor’easter brought rain instead of a blizzard (not that we mind…). The mild weather has coaxed the first flowers out of the ground. Spring is coming!
The year was not yet a week old when we got the first serious snow in New York. It was light and fluffy snow that transformed the garden into a fairyland. … Continue Reading
At the end of November, tulip and daffodil bulbs are in the ground, the hibiscus and the passion flower went indoors and the squirrels have collected ample stashes (I unearthed lots of peanuts when I planted my tulips). However, we did… Continue Reading
This month, our chair for more than 10 years, Sara Jones, was featured by GreenThumb in their urban gardener profile #7. GreenThumb is a program by the New York City Parks Department that supports the more than 600 community gardens in… Continue Reading