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We have made it through the worst month for water use and usually the worst month for sun and heat stress on our plants and us. Even though we will probably have some more 100-degree-plus days, the sun will not be as strong, and the days are

Closed 4th of July My computer is not cooperating tonight. It just took me 50 minutes to get to a blank sheet of my Pages program. First, I sat down, and the computer had to reload. That takes forever on a good day, but it refused to

June is here, and the Summer Solstice is just 3 weeks away. I always find it a little hard to take that the days start getting shorter soon. However, on some of those scorching days we get, I can not wait for the sun to go down,

I don’t know about you, but this abundant sunshine with heat is taking its toll on me.  I will adjust with time, but for now, it feels too fast, too soon.  The good news is the ground is warming up, so we can plant our warm-season vegetables

I am looking out my computer room window at the local Western Redbuds in flower. The tulip Magnolias for sale at the nursery are blooming too. We had to move our first batch of four-inch petunias out of our little greenhouse to make room for the next

What is that saying about March? “In like a lion and out like a lamb.” At this point, I hope that is true. We woke up to 2 inches of snow and decided not to open last week. That gave me time to start the newsletter. It

Ah, blessed sunshine has been so welcome after the deluge we received. I believe Middletown is close to its seasonal average, and as long as we get some more rain, we are not looking too shabby. The wind can stay away as its drying effect is not

All the leaves have fallen off most of my trees. Has winter finally come? Last week we set some record daytime highs, but today it barely made it out of the 40s at the nursery. Nighttime temps have been consistently in the mid 20’s now. At least