Thoughtful musings on various topics by interesting people at Blithewold
Cutting Garden new year’s day
The William F. and M. Kathleen Church Cutting Garden (I love using its whole name) went full circle yesterday – from spring’s tulips to spring’s tulips. Last Tuesday, after cutting buckets of bouquets from the … Read more.
Beware the Asian Longhorned Beetle
This is truly the stuff horror films and nightmares are made of: Last week the RI Department of Environmental Management released a report that the presence of Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) larva was suspected in … Read more.
Mid October Bloom Day
A few typical October flowers opened just in time for bloom day today so without further ado, here are the Chrysanthemums or are they Dendranthema? Whatever their name is, the ‘Sheffield Pink’ (left) never fails … Read more.
Seed catalog
I don’t seem to have a lot to say at the end of this busy week (I think all of my word energy must have gone into writing lists – hey, maybe that’s why I … Read more.
Write a list
I’ve gotten out of the habit of writing lists. Even though I carry a notepad with me at almost all times I apparently find every excuse not to write in it. (Usually it’s for lack … Read more.
Feeling bubbly
I always thought that bubble wrap was for protecting precious cargo or more importantly, for obsessive bubble popping sessions but it turns out that it is also an excellent insulator for glass houses – if … Read more.
Fall fling
The gardens were a little soggy yesterday. I could hear the ground actually percolating in places where it wasn’t ankle deep in mud. There’s nothing like a weekend of non-stop rain (the rain gauge overflowed … Read more.
Fall roses
If you missed Fall Gardeners Day at Blithewold last weekend then I’m sorry to say you missed Mike Chute’s info packed lecture on roses and, I for one, learned something new. – But then again … Read more.
Julie’s harvest
Down by the compost enclosure and Dick’s vegetable garden, there is a bed dedicated to Julie-favorite eats and I got caught there on my walk this morning. I must confess that I probably stopped for … Read more.
Aerial view
We know a gardener whose most sublime view of her garden is from the bathtub on the second floor of her house. From there she can look down on her borders laid out like blankets … Read more.