This area under the hose in the backyard tends to stay sort of damp from the dripping of the hose. This summer that worked in my favor becau...

I really thought the dried out ferns I planted last fall weren't going to make it, but look!  Tiny fiddleheads, waiting to unfurl.   ...

Remember these? They were replaced by the teensy tiniest Japanese bloodgood maples. I'm now accepting bets for how long it will tak...