Monthly Archives: October 2016

Honey harvest

Posted on 2016-10-27 by Karin Kiontke

In spring, I reported that the garden got a new colony of bees at the beginning of April. This colony thrived. In fact, by mid June, there were so many bees that many of them hung out on the outside … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Garden Seasons | Leave a comment

A morning in October

Posted on 2016-10-19 by Karin Kiontke

A few days ago, I walked through the garden on a bright sunny morning. This is what I saw:

Posted in Garden Seasons | Leave a comment

A walk through the garden on a drizzly morning

Posted on 2016-10-18 by Karin Kiontke

A couple of weeks ago, the NYU student Jessica Wright came to the garden to film a short documentary. She picked one of the few grey days that we have had in months. But this did not make her movie gloomy. She allowed me to … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden Seasons | Leave a comment

Late season sunflowers

Posted on 2016-10-15 by Karin Kiontke

Summer is over now and the asters are beginning to bloom. But there are still sunflowers! Did you know that there are about 70 species of sunflowers? Almost all of them are native to North America. The common sunflower is Helianthus … Continue reading →

Posted in Flora, Garden Seasons | Leave a comment

Mushrooms!

Posted on 2016-10-05 by Karin Kiontke

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 →

Posted in Flora, Garden Seasons | Leave a comment