July has been a sultry mix so far with last night's "humiture" becoming more bearable or wearable I might say. I find it amusing that a former weatherman and gardener of the name George Winterling developed what we know as the 'heat index' . . . where the temperature of the air and that of the relative humidity are combined to come up with 'how hot it feels.' Well, we have all been feeling the heat wave and riding it as best we can. Back awhile ago, I promised to share the mauves and pinks … [Read more...] about Back To Cooler Garden Days of June ~ Roses, Mauves, Reds and Bluebird Broods
Back To Cooler Garden Days of June ~ Roses, Mauves, Reds and Bluebird Broods
July has been a sultry mix so far with last night's "humiture" becoming more bearable or wearable I might say. I find it amusing that a former weatherman and gardener of the name George Winterling developed what we know as the 'heat index' . . . where the temperature of the air and that of the relative humidity are combined to come up with 'how hot it feels.' Well, we have all been feeling the heat wave and riding it as best we can. Back awhile ago, I promised to share the … [Read more...] about Back To Cooler Garden Days of June ~ Roses, Mauves, Reds and Bluebird Broods
First Days of Summer Walkabout
Summer greets Western Massachusetts with a hot soup of humid heat. The rising sun casts a net of sweltering, swelling, sanguine rays piercing skin and leaf alike. Spreading landscape's spring green evaporates into a darker coating . . . void of its former verdant glow. It is a great time for butterflies, except for all the many round eyes and beaks hunting and tearing at their lovely gowns. Catbirds and Phoebes especially are relentless in their pursuit of the many Tiger Swallowtails … [Read more...] about First Days of Summer Walkabout
First Days of Summer Walkabout
Summer greets Western Massachusetts with a hot soup of humid heat. The rising sun casts a net of sweltering, swelling, sanguine rays piercing skin and leaf alike. Spreading landscape's spring green evaporates into a darker coating . . . void of its former verdant glow. It is a great time for butterflies, except for all the many round eyes and beaks hunting and tearing at their lovely gowns. Catbirds and Phoebes especially are relentless in their pursuit of the many Tiger … [Read more...] about First Days of Summer Walkabout
Herbaceous Peonies Throughout the Gardens
Herbaceous peonies are lusciously and clumsily spilling over in various parts of the gardens. First . . . a long row of peonies . . . the remnants of an old bed . . . running down towards the 'Middle Meadow Garden' . . . seem to hold a buttery glow within their plentiful and wholesome whorls. Below along the 'Terrace Path' leading up to the 'Upper Garden' . . . a lovely single peony survives beneath French lilacs . . . smiling . . . in hopes that as I pass by . . . I might … [Read more...] about Herbaceous Peonies Throughout the Gardens
