Garden on the Edge

This blog is about gardening and nature, two subjects that are inherently intertwined. I live outside of Boston (on the edge of an urban area) and near the ocean (on the edge of the land) and my property abuts a city owned natural area (on the edge of nature) what better name? Zone: 6A

Sunday, December 6, 2009

December Surprise

Imagine my surprise when I stepped outside on Thursday to get the mail and I found this: A Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) nector...

Thursday, December 3, 2009

A sea turtle in New England

Today we're having a guest blog by a Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle who's currently in care at the New England Aquarium where I spend ...

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Waiting

Not much is happening in the garden now. Winter is setting in. I'd like to get some more mulch down but my local supplier is completel...

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Thanksgiving

Yes, I know it's not till Thursday but tomorrow I'm volunteering all day and Thursday I'll be spending the day with about 17 of ...

Monday, November 23, 2009

Pot Party

Today is cold (well, for me) and overcast up here in New England and it's a good day to do some indoor gardening. So I threw my plants ...

Friday, November 20, 2009

A Biologist-Gardener Commutes (or would that be Migrates?)

Once a week I go into Boston to volunteer at the New England Aquarium . This week I walked out my door to find a heavy frost. It lined the...

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Fall Bounty

Today was one of those beautiful fall days when the sun is shining, the temperature is just perfectly cool and there are plenty of things th...

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