Every garden has a story and mine in large part began here.                   Every gardener hears and answers to their own song, has their own vision and every garden is unique. A long time ago on the south side of a small mountain in a woodland glen I […]

                  By August the Home Place Fairies and I have been faithfully tending the gardens here at the farm since early spring. Late summer days in Maine can be hot and heavy and traditionally it is a time when I pause from my daily gardening chores to […]

                Deep within the heart of a garden         No matter how large or how small           A whole world flourishes; secrets abound and life pulses with color and vibrancy.    

                    This Morning Glory greeted me in the greenhouse at the start of my day. Isn’t she spectacular?                   Across the aisle from Glory sat this lovely Fushia and her sweet heart, the most handsome Wax Begonia. I […]

Welcome to August, the hottest month of the year in Maine.               Children and Fairy Folk delight in these hot summer days. Our gardens for the time being require less attention as far as weeding goes and sprinklers take care of the necessary watering. Which leaves plenty of time […]

                    Poetry Websters definition; po-et-ry noun Literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature. The following excerpt from the poem Little Gidding was […]

In August on the north side of a small mountain in Maine Where the Elfswort blooms golden and 6 feet tall, Home Place Fairy Folk dance the Midsummer Waltz of the Fairies.                   Amid Scarlet Monarda, Red Astillbe; beneath Joe Pye Weed and Phlox, all shades of […]

August is the hottest of months in Maine and tiny wonders abound this time of year.                   Late in the afternoon as the sun reaches her rise, little fairy feet retreat from the gardens and greenhouse entering into the Enchanted Woodland for the cool comfort of shade. […]

Within the heart of my garden there is a special place for just being and thinking.                   Birds congregate with butterflies; Fairy Folk and a special child or two.               Dreams and secrets are shared here.         A […]

When  blueberry season arrives folks ask me for my fairy fine recipe for yummy Blueberry Yogurt Bars. As August approaches there are plenty of fresh blueberries to be had here in Maine. Remember you can certainly use frozen berries if you do not have fresh and have the same results. Mid July through August are […]