the june garden chores
THE SHAGGIES: It’s not a dance, or a hairdo—or some variant on the delightful British slang for sex. It’s a [read more…]
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december garden chores
THE SHORTEST garden to-do list of the year, December’s, begins with a fire drill—one final last-minute check of whatever I [read more…]
november garden chores
NATIONAL LEAF MONTH: That’s what I’d declare it if I were in charge of such things. November is nonstop leaves [read more…]
october garden chores
EVEN I—SHE OF THE MONTHLY CHORES LISTS—get overwhelmed at the thought of it: fall cleanup. As the month begins, I [read more…]
september garden chores
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS to divide or add perennials; to plant shrubs and trees; to repair or renovate lawns; to fight next [read more…]
august garden chores
FOR MOST OF MY CAREER, I was an editor more than a writer, and good thing. Editing is the gardener’s [read more…]
july garden chores
THERE IS PAYOFF—new potatoes, a tomato finally, and then garlic harvest as the month winds down. There are also problems [read more…]
may garden chores
REMEMBER, amid the frenzy: There is nothing wrong that some good-quality mulch won’t improve visually (while helping build soil beneath [read more…]
april garden chores
WE ARE NOT POWERLESS over April–even though in most areas, it’s a contender for the busiest month of the garden [read more…]
march garden chores
MY BEST MARCH GARDEN ADVICE: Make like a daffodil. Poke your head up and have a look around—but be prepared [read more…]
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