I spent much of this gray day involved in my own landscape garden. I am loathe to call it work, for once I enter the space, I am too lost in its aura, too mesmerized to feel any labor. I become occupied and governed in deeds the space has captured me to do. Not all autumns are equal. In my space this October has been one of the most beautiful ever. Traditionally in the Twin City area, the...
Read More >>I was a 'birder' by age 12. I discovered their populations during my morning paper route which included homes at the end of my route, near the Mississippi River in St. Paul, Minnesota. Cliffs...stone abutments....huge boulders, woods, slopes, and torrents of water moving southward, noisily and threateningly. It was exciting to climb and sit and observe. What more could a paper boy want having delivered his papers by 5:30 in the morning with nothing around him but birds...
Read More >>Since our monsoons of early summer, there has been a drought in the general Twin City area. For well established plants there generally shouldn't be much concern....as yet. For newly planted woody plants and perennials regular watering......that is reliable water availability is essential for survival. A prolonged period of drought has about the same effect on woody plants regardless of soil type. Plants will wilt and die sooner in sandy soils. They also recover sooner,...
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