May 25 is a wonderfully layered day in the Garden Almanac: Saint Urban’s Day, vineyard weather lore, bees, winegrowers, late
May 24 opens the Garden Almanac wide. It is the European Day of Parks, a day that remembers the creation
May 23 slows the Garden Almanac down. It is World Turtle Day, a day for turtles, tortoises, water, sunlight and
May 22 is a day of roses, bees, biodiversity and hope in the Garden Almanac. It brings together an old
May 21 is a curious day in the Garden Almanac. In one corner of the calendar, it belongs to saints,
May 20 is one of the clearest ecological dates in the spring almanac. It is World Bee Day, and in
May 19 has the feeling of a day that invites addition. By this stage of spring, the garden is no
May 18 lends itself beautifully to the idea of the garden as a keeper of memory. Some dates in the
May 17 belongs to the quieter labor of late spring. By now, the garden is not asking whether the season
May 16 feels like a day of movement in the garden. By now, spring is no longer tentative. The season