Author Archives: Karin Kiontke

Monarchs and other insects late in October

Posted on 2017-10-29 by Karin Kiontke

On the last Saturday of October, it still did not feel like fall. Only the honey locusts were dropping their golden leaves, and it was so warm that working in the garden in a T-shirt felt just right. Insects were out and about. Most notably, we are … Continue reading →

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Compost

Posted on 2017-10-08 by Karin Kiontke

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 →

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Plant Profile: Milkweed

Posted on 2017-10-03 by Karin Kiontke

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 →

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Mosaic workshop

Posted on 2017-10-02 by Karin Kiontke

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 →

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Volunteers

Posted on 2017-07-15 by Karin Kiontke

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 →

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