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Don’t put the garden to bed
As frost settles over the garden, the urge to cut, rake , and tidy everything away can be hard to resist. I believe some things are better left standing, some are worth bringing indoors, and a few unfinished jobs can simply wait for spring.
Late summer inspiration from Kingsbrae Garden
Kingsbrae Garden in Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, offers 27 acres of formal gardens, colorful perennial borders, woodland trails, and playful surprises. A late summer visit provides plenty of inspiration for gardeners to bring home.
A garden shared
A thriving garden belongs to more than the gardener, and provides food and shelter to spiders, caterpillars, wasps and countless other small creatures. I reflect on the beauty of sharing the garden and learning to see its insects as neighbors rather than intruders.