They’re Waking Up!! Posted April 17, 2026 by Erica Schroeder It’s finally spring and time for one of the most emotionally taxing games of the year: alive or dead! The game where we walk our gardens to see what survived the long winter and what amounted to throwing money straight in the trash. This is […] Continue reading "They’re Waking Up!!"
The Cutting Edge of Bee Conservation Posted March 13, 2026 by Erica Schroeder I saw a post from Mt. Cuba Center this week that stopped me in my tracks. Apparently right now is the ideal time to cut back last summer’s new flower stems to support stem-nesting native bees! This prompted me to do some digging […] Continue reading "The Cutting Edge of Bee Conservation"
It’s Freezing, So I’ve Resorted to Gardening in My Kitchen (i.e., Winter Sowing) Posted February 27, 2026 by Erica Schroeder Do you think my 4th grade daughter appreciated being consulted this morning about whether my C30 seeds still had time to stratify if I got them out today? Or when said consultation caused her to […] Continue reading "It’s Freezing, So I’ve Resorted to Gardening in My Kitchen (i.e., Winter Sowing)"