Category Archives: Garden Seasons

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 →

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The rooster mysteries

Posted on 2016-10-03 by Karin Kiontke

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 →

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Apple tree needed pruning

Posted on 2016-08-07 by Karin Kiontke

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 →

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Daylily

Posted on 2016-06-29 by Karin Kiontke

Who, besides me, thought that daylilies are native American woodland plants? Daylilies are actually from Asia and the ones that we see in woods and forests are invasive escapers from gardens! Daylilies are clearly very vigorous plants that spread easily (often … Continue reading →

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A garden walk in June

Posted on 2016-06-22 by Karin Kiontke

On June 1, Sara took a video while she walked through our garden. She paused at the bees, a clematis, roses, peonies and irises. Check it out below!

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