Sassafras Mama

I planted my clematis in 2010 and from the start it delivered a flower or two, usually in late Spring.   I trained it to grow on t...

Though my sister is convinced that bragging about the condition of my clematis vine sounds like I'm admitting to unclean personal habits...

There comes a point in every summer when the combination of hot temperatures and dry weather begins to take its toll on the garden.  I'm...

It's the first of the month and so it's time for my monthly clematis report.  The vine started off the spring like gangbusters but s...

It's hard for me to believe that the summer has already arrived (though the constant hum of the air conditioner certainly confirms it). ...

I awakened this morning to a glorious spring day, the third in a row.   I fired up my mower yesterday (that alone was something of a minor m...

We had some warmish weather in mid-March but as soon as the calendar proclaimed Spring, Winter turned vengeful and refused to give up the sh...

As the snows have melted, JT has continued to enjoy his backyard games.  No matter the season, he plays outside almost every day.  In the co...

It's no secret that it's been a cold, snowy winter.  Certainly the coldest and snowiest I've experienced since I moved to New Je...

For the last few years, I have marked the first of each month with a photo and posting about something that grows in my garden.  I wrote abo...