Courtyard garden master plan

The clouds have parted; the plan is clear. (-ish.)

Digging In: with Briar Winters

The NYC apothecary shares her exuberant city garden plot.

Linking About: Hamnet’s herbs, moody winter gardens, and more

... including a case for considering some non-native plants.

January ’26: Feeling wistful

Missing my garden mentor, and my garden.

On My List: Standout shrubs

Look at these hardworking, beneficial beauties.

Book Shelf: Lauri Kranz’s “A Garden Can Be Anywhere”

When you make potagers this gorgeous, best put them in a coffee-table book.

The courtyard/kitchen garden conundrum

Must-make potager decisions before I can finalize the courtyard plan.

Garden Goals for 2026

And what are yours? I’d love to hear—

Linking About: Inspiring minds, endangered plants and nature’s torch

Let’s go gently into the new year, shall we?

Book Shelf: “Evergreen: The Trees That Shaped America” by Trent Preszler

A brief history of repeated, short-sighted American deforestation.

Ghosts of potagers past: Florida

A kitchen garden with a river view.

Ghosts of potagers past: California

How an overgrown lot became a picturesque and productive kitchen garden.