Are you among the gardeners who make morning coffee strolls through your gardens? I am. Not only is this a wonderful way to begin each day, but you can observe so much by quietly wandering among your flowering and edible plants. Just you, a wakening cup of coffee, the birds, and bees and other pollinators. With sharp eyes and ears, and no other distractions, you pick up all sorts of details you might otherwise miss.
The 2011 calendar has flipped from June to July which means it's time for another episode in my ongoing Gardening Oops – aka GOOPs – series. Even after more than thirty years of gardening, I still make mistakes and missteps. I share them here to try to prevent you from making the same faux pas and to encourage some back-and-forth dialogue. After reading this July 2011 GOOPs installment, I hope you will share your thoughts and, better yet, a GOOPs of your own.
Connecticut's weather cannot make up its mind. Spring began cold and wet, remained well into May, then turned hot, humid and dry. Everything waiting to bloom rapidly burst into color. Then, almost as quickly, faded.
We live in the middle of an old-growth hardwood forest, zone 6a, in the lower Connecticut River valley region of Connecticut. Spotting and hearing wildlife is a common occurrence.
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