Category Archives: Garden Seasons

November blooms

Posted on 2016-11-17 by Karin Kiontke

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 →

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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 →

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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:

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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 →

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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 →

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