The heat, humidity and lack of rain are removing whatever is left of my cheerful nature. I have much for which to be grateful, however – an outside job requiring less mask time than some poor...

Hurricane Bob is etched in my memory. It was a wind event with no rain. It blew leaves from the trees and vegetables. The wind was salt-laden so plants suffered greatly. Oddly, that fall, lilacs,...

Most of my summer columns are spent whining about the lack of rain and the hauling of hoses. F.Y.I., it is better for plants, especially established perennials, to give them a deep soaking once a...

Summer is my least favorite season. The song from Porgy and Bess, Summertime and the living is easy, does not apply to me. Everything is so difficult right now. It never rains and it is way too hot...

My friend Dinah’s mother used to say that the weather patterns on the Island changed when they dug the Cape Cod Canal. This is probably a reason that everywhere else gets rain and we never do...

Several days last week made me very happy weatherwise. Cool and foggy in the morning and overcast for most of the day. It was great garden-working conditions–I think the Irish referred to it as...

I’m good at about 60°. The past week’s heat and high humidity have made me a bit sour. The good news, however, is that the plants love it. Things are jumping out of the ground. I...

I know people will say “we’ve had all that rain“ but it is really dry. I was transplanting recently into pure powder. This brings me to a subject I discuss at least once a year...

The Island is just beautiful this week. The trees have all leafed out and some of my favorites are in full bloom. For starters, the locust flowers which are pretty high up so could be missed, are...

A week ago Saturday we had significant rain. My friend, Sharlee, reported over three inches on Chappy. Nevertheless, my gardens are all dry and in need of another good soaking. Sadly, I still have...