Once Upon a Garden

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 […]

Within The Heart of A Garden

                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.    

August Summer Daze

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 […]

Midsummer

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 […]

Tiny Wonders of August

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 an August Garden

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 […]

Picking Blueberries on Blue Fairy Hill and Blue Berry Yogurt Bars

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 […]

August Garden Just Before Dusk

August is a month of great beauty in my garden.                   Here are some images taken right before dusk, a time when birds nest in for the evening; when butterflies stop fluttering and our honeybees have returned to their hives               […]

All Is Fairy Fine on Blueberry Hill

On the north side of a small mountain in Maine sits a happy little farmhouse surrounded by gardens of vegetables, flowers, berries and herbs. This little farmhouse is circled round and round by meadows of rich hay to the south and a lovely hardwood forest to the east.               […]

Harvesting Flowers

These brilliant red monarda flowers cozied up to a bit of magenta phlox and day lilies are a brilliant bit of Maine Garden Magic.                   Harvesting Fairy dusted flowers for arrangements is one of the most pleasant ways I can think of to spend a morning, or […]