June is a funny month in the garden. Everything is growing at full speed, flowers are blooming, vegetables are racing
June 12 brings a tender but serious combination into the Garden Almanac: green branches, old spring customs, children, protection, and
June 11 brings Saint Barnabas into the Garden Almanac with hayfields, long light, weather risk, herbs, meadows, children’s play and
June 10 brings Saint Margaret into the Garden Almanac through a wonderfully earthy doorway: radishes, flies, kitchen gardens, summer hygiene,
There comes a moment every June when you step into the garden “just for a minute” and, twenty minutes later,
June 9 is International Archives Day, and in the Garden Almanac it becomes a day for thinking about memory in
When harvesting vegetables, most gardeners focus on the part they planted them for in the first place: the crisp radish,
June 8 brings Saint Medard into the Garden Almanac, one of Europe’s most memorable weather saints. His day is linked
June 7 is World Food Safety Day, and in the Garden Almanac it becomes a day to follow food on
June 6 brings two surprisingly useful observances into the Garden Almanac: World Pest Day and World Green Roof Day. One