There’s a lot to be said for doing nothing. The older I get, the more I try to embrace that ethic in the garden. There seems to be so much else to worry about these days, do I really need to add garden worries onto the heap?
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Amaryllis Boo-Boo: From Wallflower to Supermodel
Amaryllis. With a name like that, I should have known she was destined for stardom — but who could have anticipated any such thing on the Christmas morning that she arrived on my doorstep?
Whiling Away A Winter’s Day
What to do? It’s an early January day, one of those odd ones that’s wedged between cold fronts. On Long Island, that means it sort of feels like March, and there is an urge to bundle up and start spring cleaning — while the inner voice says, “Don’t be too quick. This is just a winter lull, and there will be icy temperatures at any moment.”
As if to serve as a reminder, there are the remnants of last night’s flurries (above) and autumn leaves encased in ice on top of the pool cover (below).
Nitty Gritty Dirt Man 