Aldertree Garden

So many sunny, mild days, but it’s not spring yet.  We can dream and plan, though, starting with spring-blooming Virginia bluebells.  Lucky hikers who find patches of Virginia bluebells treasure them.  If you can recreate their preferred conditions of moist soil and shade, you can bring some of that magic to your own garden.  Never [...]

Rainy Saturday mornings were a special treat in my Southern California childhood.  Six months of the year it rained not at all.  The hills near my home were golden, not verdant as their name claimed.  Talk of drought and practice of water conservation imprinted on my young mind.  The lush green of the Washington, DC area, [...]