Tag Archives: ilex

Re-connecting with my Garden

Posted on April 28, 2011 by cara

I WAS VERY CONTENT in my Prospect Heights pied-a-terre this past winter and felt I had made the right move in taking the Brooklyn apartment. But when I went out to Springs, which I did occasionally from November through March, … Continue reading →

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Discouraged by Deer

Posted on March 6, 2011 by cara

I’VE BEEN OUT ON LONG ISLAND this mostly dreary weekend, which confirmed that early March is not my favorite time of year. It’s those last weeks before green shoots emerge and buds pop that are the hardest. I had planned … Continue reading →

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Pull, Plant, Move, Weed, Shear, Lop…it’s May

Posted on May 3, 2010 by cara

SO TODAY I’M OUT IN THE GARDEN, following a nice morning rain, yanking out white-flowering, foot-tall garlic mustard before it seeds, and I uncover this fellow, above, with the pretty yellow markings. I’m not much for wildlife photography — deer … Continue reading →

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