Flowers — Archive

A View From The Garden: Bringing a Garden Back to Life

(April 19, 2013) My own poor garden has been sorely neglected for the past few years—the shoe maker’s children going barefoot syndrome—but I... More

How Does Your First Garden Grow?

(April 15, 2013) Has anyone ever told you that “You need professional help!”? We all do. In launching my first home garden I... More

Finding Hope in the Garden

(March 17, 2013) One sunny, promising day, I walked around my yard, envisioning the garden I have been planning all winter. Lilacs, peonies,... More

Watching Asian Ants Take Over the World

(March 14, 2013) Throughout history, wars between nations have raged. Most have been about conquest in one form or another, although at the... More

Create a Raised Vegetable Bed, Part II

(March 1, 2013) Let us continue the process of building a raised bed vegetable garden, which I began in last week’s column. After... More

Happy Feet, Happy Body, Happy Mind

(February 8, 2013) Happy Feet in Sag Harbor is a unique spa that specializes in foot reflexology, and also offers massage therapy and... More

Time to Flip Through the Seed Catalogues

(February 4, 2013) The seed catalogues have arrived…many, many seed catalogues. There are only a few that I regularly use, and I flip... More

Cold Weather Is Just What Your Garden Needs

(January 27, 2013) The plants in my house get watered on Sunday morning. For many years, plants were not allowed in my house... More

View From The Garden: Winter Tips: Hope for Snow!

(January 13, 2013) It’s the second weekend in January and there are still green plants in the garden; tanacetum, digitalis, oriental poppy foliage,... More