almanac

By July 19, summer has usually stopped being a promise and become a test. The garden is no longer fresh

Mid-July is a season of abundance, but it is also a season that asks us to pay attention. Tomatoes begin

By July 17, the garden has settled into the deep rhythm of summer. Roses are fading and flowering again, tomatoes

Some summer days seem made for looking down – checking tomatoes for blight, harvesting beans, or searching for the first

By the middle of July, the garden begins speaking in subtler ways. Spring’s dramatic bursts of growth have settled into

Some calendar dates seem to bloom with meaning. July 14 is one of them – a day remembered for revolution,

By the middle of July, gardens are revealing both their generosity and their limits. Tomatoes begin to ripen, herbs fill

There is a particular quality to mid-July. The rush of spring has faded, the first harvests have begun, and gardens

There are days when history seems to bloom in unexpected places. July 11 is one of them – a midsummer

July has a way of making a garden feel wonderfully alive. Bees move steadily from flower to flower, vegetables seem