May 12 marks one of the most practical caution-points in the spring almanac. With Pancras, the first of the well-known
On a hot summer afternoon, a wilting potted plant often looks simply thirsty – so the watering can comes out
May 11 is one of the most useful cautionary dates in the spring almanac. By this point the season can
May 10 is a perfect day in the almanac for looking upward. By now, the garden is no longer only
May 9 belongs beautifully to lilac. By this point in spring, few shrubs express the season with such clarity: not
For most people, the word ladybird – or ladybug, as it is often called in North America – brings the
May 8 belongs to the flowering edges of spring. It is a day for hedges in bloom, for flowering boundaries,
There is an old habit in vegetable gardening that deserves to be quietly retired: the idea that flowers are only
May 7 belongs to the side of spring that gathers at the edges: along hedges, beside gates, around doorways, and
May 6 is a richly layered spring date in the almanac because it gathers several traditions around one central truth: