After a couple of 70+ degree false alarms earlier in the year, the garden is finally telling me that spring has arrived. We had light stead...

What do gardeners do in the winter? Plant seeds, of course. What do rose gardeners do? Plant rose seeds! Here are some photos of the first g...

The mood here at Hartwood has been a bit somber for the past two weeks. Cindy, our Siamese cat, has gone to join her brother, Murphy, and s...

I am a collector. I admit it. I have probably always been a collector. My mother thinks that I was probably a crow in a former life – flying...

The last two entries here were filled with tales of winter and cold weather. Let's start something new today. We'll take a tour of...

When I got up this morning, the digital thermometer on the deck read 3.8 degrees. Those of you reading this in Montana (hi, Becky) or New E...

It’s winter. It’s cold and wet. The roses are asleep. It’s going to be this way until some time in March. This is the time of year I spend s...