Amaryllis for Valentines?
February at Mutton Hill: My latest monthly musing detailing yet another of my gardening rabbit holes.
Hedy Eagan
Gardener & Reader. When my hands aren't in the soil, my nose is probably in a book. Oftentimes that book is about gardening:)
Is it winter? Spring? Seasonal confusion at Mutton Hill
Another monthly musing from Mutton Hill
How Green is My Garden?
The plastic underbelly of gardening, my method for seedstarting (mostly) plastic free, and the importance of annoying questions.
The Vagaries of Garden Maths
April at Mutton Hill
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Essay
When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d
Gardens, memory, and nostalgia.
The Winter of our Discontent
The latest musing from Mutton Hill, a timely aside to my regular content.
Chrysanthemums in the Season of the Sticks
November's musings from Mutton Hill, where I ruminate on stick season and my heirloom chrysanthemum obsession.
Essay
Preserving the Bounty: The Practical Gardener in the Winter Kitchen
Where do jars of home-preserved tomatoes or strawberry jam fit in the socially loaded world of preppers, trad-wives, homesteaders, and influencers? Why, cultural connotations aside, preserving can be an important complement to gardening practices.
Life and Death in the Gardens
August's monthly musings. A little bit behind schedule, but offering thoughts about life and the gardens this past month, imparted with a few tears and a smile.
Summertime and the Livin' is Easy
June's installment of monthly musings from Mutton Hill, where I blather on about current happenings here in the gardens.
Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head.
May's musings: weather travails, peonies, and more...
Mud and Maple, the March Garden in Vermont
This month's installment of Musings from Mutton Hill. A snippet of what is going on here in the gardens with minor digressions.