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five hundred miles

One of my favorite mail-order nurseries notes that customers have driven five hundred miles to get this plant, Philadelphus lewisii. I think mine might be the one called ‘Cheyenne’, introduced by Plant Select from the Cheyenne Experimental Station, but it could … Continue reading

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after all these years

I am inordinately fond of Japanese gardening tools, and when we first started the garden here I bought a pair of high-quality bonsai scissors because I felt that just by having them, the garden would be better off. Having grown … Continue reading

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