First snow of the year
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
Author: Karin Kiontke
Late November, still blooming
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
Urban gardener #7
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
November blooms
It is already mid November but we are having warm and sunny days. It’s not yet time for the garden to hibernate. Some roses are still blooming. And the wild clematis (Clematis vitalba) is actually only now putting out its white… Continue Reading
Honey harvest
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