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Summer On a Dime by Lucille Bellucci 3/3/2013 9:23:42 AM
SUMMER ON A DIME (Published in The American Gardener)
Our back yard is nearly an acre, but all the sunshine we get can be focused on a dime, between 3:00 and 3:02 on the afternoon of the summer solstice. That is, last summer’s solst... more
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House For Sale by Judy A. Strong 2/14/2013 9:08:19 AM
Selling a house is stressful, but returning to family and familiar places makes it all worthwhile.... more
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Glorious Autumn in the Shenandoah Valley by Beth Trissel 10/24/2012 4:58:46 AM
Our farm and garden~... more
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My Autumn Garden in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia by Beth Trissel 10/1/2012 1:14:13 PM
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August in the Garden by Beth Trissel 8/19/2012 4:33:27 PM
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In-Between Garden by Judith Lawrence 6/24/2012 4:05:08 AM
This is a time when many early blooms are finished and summer blooms are in bud but not yet open.
This is a time when Lupines and blue Cornflowers have blossomed and been cut back--the Lupines' seed-heads have been moved to the meadow next t... more
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Finding Gold in Herbal Lore--Calendula by Beth Trissel 5/18/2012 6:16:23 AM
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'Poison Plant' Garden in Honor of Agatha Christie by Beth Trissel 5/2/2012 5:52:44 PM
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How strange! by Janice B. Scott 5/1/2012 12:57:23 AM
How strange! Yesterday we awoke to bright sunshine and birds singing, today we're back to the dreary downpour which depressed us all (apart from gardeners, farmers, all horticulturists, and those who realise we need rain because we like to eat from t... more
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Gardening, Dear to my Heart, Hard on the Back by Beth Trissel 4/3/2012 5:28:47 AM
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A Soft Spring in the Shenandoah Valley by Beth Trissel 3/19/2012 4:17:56 AM
March... more
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Gardening and Country Life by Beth Trissel 3/8/2012 7:41:46 AM
In the Shenandoah Vally of Virginia... more
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Clap if you Love Pansies! by Beth Trissel 1/14/2012 7:05:13 AM
The flowers, not wimpy men~... more
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Pumpkin Harvest by Beth Trissel 10/11/2011 5:22:15 AM
Ours... more
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Days of wine and roses laugh and run away, like a child at play. ~ Johnny Mercer by Beth Trissel 7/4/2011 9:26:30 AM
Roses from my garden... more
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A Perfect Summer’s Day In The Garden by Beth Trissel 7/2/2011 5:54:14 AM
My garden in the Shenandoah Valley... more
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For Anyone Who Loves the Country by Beth Trissel 5/17/2011 2:17:41 PM
Journal style nonfiction... more
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For The Birds by Beth Trissel 5/14/2011 9:59:11 AM
“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.”
Lou Holtz
Some of the cheeriest, downright euphoric, birds in this world are gold finches. And I don’t know how they’ve managed it, or if they’re responsible... more
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How Important Is Organic Gardening To You? by Beth Trissel 5/5/2011 6:08:02 AM
And does it apply to your lawn? Americans regard their pristine green lawns as sacred, but at what cost to human and animal health and the environment?
I believe in and practice organic gardening. This means no chemical pesticides or fungi... more
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The Joys And Trials of Gardening by Beth Trissel 4/20/2011 10:34:15 AM
Spring came back, and went mad. After a long winter’s nap, she woke up ready to party hardy. I’ve battled to keep up as it suddenly seems everything needs doing. Today my back is grumbling and I’m suffering from my annual carpel tunnel flare up... more
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