Garden Musings

All right, how's this for a morning photograph?  I took it on the morning of December 24th, at 7:25 a.m. looking out my south window....

The 4th season, winter, is much maligned by most gardeners and ProfessorRoush is no exception in that regard.  As I grow older, my enthusi...

There are so many facets of a garden's beauty; bountiful blooms, flourishing foliage, silent solitude, love and laughter.  Seasons chang...

Once upon a time, there was an avid gardener who spent all his time among green things, indoors or out.  Ourdoors, there was a prairie pa...

Today's blog entry may be surprising to anyone who lives in an area where plentiful rainfall occurs during summer, but the fact that ...

It was a week ago today that Bella, the garden defender, informed me that the deer were back grazing in the garden.  A few loud barks at 6:3...

This winter, I will not lose these urns of life. This winter, I will not forget where I stored these pomes. This winter, I will not place ...

ProfessorRoush thinks so.  My outside thermometer thinks so.  Ding and Dong, the donkeys, thinks so.  And I'm darned sure these Fragaria...

'Morden Sunrise' Puttering around yesterday, enjoying working outside on a perfect sunny fall day in a short-sleeve shirt, it su...

As the title of this post asks, look at the picture to the right and take a guess where ProfessorRoush spent the week.....and you, yes you t...

My garden, especially this time of year, does what it can to add to the seasonal festivities.  At least, Mrs. ProfessorRoush thinks so, havi...