May 29 is a day when history, folklore, and ecology meet beneath the branches of one remarkable tree: the oak.
May 28 brings hemp into the Garden Almanac, not as a modern controversy, but as an old household plant. In
May 27 is a quieter day in the Garden Almanac. It is not centered on one plant, one harvest custom
May 26 brings a lighter mood to the Garden Almanac. It is the feast day of Saint Philip Neri, remembered
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












