Today, I noticed lots of mushrooms under the pine tree in the “North Garden”. I don’t think that we had mushrooms in the garden before. Maybe mulching with wood chips a few years back created the right conditions for them to grow now. Unfortunately,… Continue Reading
On September 18th, we discovered yet another rooster in the garden. According to my records, this was the 16th chicken that mysteriously appeared among our plants. Almost every year since 2008, one or two roosters showed up over night. Some of these… Continue Reading
The second day of the LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival on Sunday was a lot of fun, too. The weather was perfect for making sun prints. Below, you can see how it works: some pretty leaves or flowers are placed onto a sheet… Continue Reading
It has been a while since the last post on this website. During summer the garden needed a lot of attention and there was little time to sit at a computer (lame excuse, I know…). I will try to recap what has… Continue Reading
Last week, we noticed that one big branch of our apple tree had suddenly gone dry. There were still apples on it, but clearly, this branch was dead. It was hanging over the sidewalk and was too high for us to… Continue Reading