With so many obstacles—deer, groundhogs, rabbits, bears, cold long winter, unpredictable weather—gardening in the Catskills is not a piece of cake. But with a little perseverance and patience, the rewards are spectacular!
Roof rafters in place! It’s been slow going when it seems like only a few hours go by with out rain for the last couple months. #snakethorne #gardenhouse #timberconstruction #windowhouse #tinyhouse #catskills #greatnortherncatskills #hudsonvalleygardens #catskillgardens...
#rijnveldsearlysensation This is always our first #daffodil of the season:) This year it opened April 4th
Followed closely by #narcissus #februarysilver on April 7th
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We are close to the start of peak daff season, perhaps another week. Then we will have a mass of daffs for 2 or 3 weeks:)
This one opened today #narcissusflowerrecord
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Forcing the #kanzan cherry #prunuskanzan
Not many flowers this year so I don’t think it will be a good year:(
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Picking up the #dahliatubers from hudsonvalleyseedco
Am exciting moment! Next stop is pots until after #lastfrost
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A drawing about optimism. And about gardening in the Catskills. For chronogram magazine a few years back. Thanks to David Perry and Brian Mahoney. #gardenlife #gardening #animalartist #deer #outdoorplants #yardwork #catskillgardens...
How does thy garden grow? Quickly!! Oh happy day, see you later… we are open 12-6
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Taking in the last of our beloved tropicals before the inevitable frost that will come. But for right now I’m really pleased with how this container at the red house filled out and how the vignette developed around it. Turning a huge steel duct into the centerpiece of our garden is just one of the fun ah-ha things we cultivate constantly around our home and gardens to great effect. .
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Scenes from the garden. Every year the plants put on a different show with many of the same characters while new stars emerge… the veg garden is prepped and planned for a tightly packed cohabitation of greens, cucumbers, tomatillos, corn, squash beans, and of course tomatoes. Then any inch not filled will have flowers. The Chestnut tree blooms at the stream looking like some fantastical planet earth we live on.
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Got a SHAGGY HEART? Trim & clean that baby up. There’s only 3 weeks left for that “Summer Romance”. Get with it. #topiary #topiarygarden #heartsabound #showyourlove #catskillgardens #foodforthought True...
This saturated and stormy August has been a bit of a damper on our foraging & outdoor work but our gardens are absolutely thriving in it. The tropicals we interplanted with the grasses and shrubs are bursting with all the humidity and moist soil. The Red House looks like it’s beginning to be engulfed by the garden and that’s just the way we like it. .
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The chair beckons and in my mind's eye, I sit and smile. Focal points keep us grounded even if we never reach them. #catskillgardens #littlelimehydrangea #meditationspace #hamlet...