I love tulips. Fortunately, our dog Rowan keeps the deer away, so I can grow them in our garden. But if you have a deer problem and can’t grow…
I like to say that plants can be as fussy as a two-year old facing a plate of overcooked broccoli. Plants know what they want, and will not be…
Spring has teased us this year: she comes, she goes; warm sunny days are followed by high winds, cold rain and even pellets of ice. But the sp…
Here in Cornish Flat, New Hampshire, we recently had our first day that shouted “SPRING IS HERE!” After a night of cool rain, the sun came out…
New England is known worldwide for its fall color. People swarm here from all over, largely to see the color of our sugar maples. As I senior …
As I walked around the garden recently with my wife, Cindy Heath, she turned to me and said, ”Anybody whose gardens looks great at this time o…
This isn’t the first time I have written about geraniums. Perhaps because they symbolize New England. I love seeing them hanging from pots, fi…
I cannot recall a time when there has been so much anticipation around Memorial Day. As we think of all the men and women who have given their…
New Hampshire’s wild flower season is in full bloom now and the Lakes Region is home to many of our state’s most beautiful and interesting nat…
Occasionally I turn back the pages in my journal and think about what I have written the year before. A link to the past. A prod to the memory…