May 8 belongs to the flowering edges of spring. It is a day for hedges in bloom, for flowering boundaries,
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:
May 5 belongs to the gentler side of spring. It is a day for the garden’s quieter beauty: the kind
May 4 is a fascinating spring date because it carries two very different energies at once. In older tradition, it
May 3 belongs to the quieter floral side of early May. It is not a date defined by dramatic labor
May 2 is one of those wonderfully specific almanac dates where a small planting custom opens a much larger world
May 1 is one of the most exuberant days in the spring calendar. It belongs to green boughs, flowering branches,
April 30 is one of those late-spring dates that seems to gather several kinds of attention at once. It invites
April 29 belongs to that part of spring when the season no longer feels restrained. The garden is beginning to