Garden 337

A cottage garden in an urban setting


Casey Bell

  • Hard frost

    Our cold weather has lingered and a frost even nipped a few things.  The dutchman’s pipe got a little bitten by frost, and so did the variegated caryopteris.  They will bounce back, though.  I found a bud on the Julia Child rose.  Last year only the hansa roses did well.  I think my soil needed Continue reading

About Me

I haven’t always been a gardener, but I have always loved gardens. It has taken 16 years to get my gardens into the shape they are today. And, I’ve had help. I’m 74 years old, have rheumatoid arthritis, and had a late stage cancer six years ago. I am, though, intrepid. I’m the kind of person who plods along, tailoring my goals as I go. Last November I had a long overdue knee replacement surgery and I’m hoping this spring, summer, and fall will be able to maintain and find even more joy working in all of my garden beds. Full disclosure, though. I have a garden guy who comes once a week to work in my gardens.

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