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.
Mushrooms have been my favorite part of fall since I was a boy exploring the woods. This year, my spouse and I expanded our mushroom growing efforts with a new bed of wine caps in the berry patch.
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.
The vegetable garden may be winding down, there’s still time for one more harvest before the snow flies. With a little compost and a few quick growing, cold tolerant crops, newly vacant beds can enjoy a productive second act.
Kingsbrae covers 27 acres of gardens, wooded paths, and pens for goats, alpacas, peacocks and more. The gardens are well tended and includes sections for edibles, children gardens, striking ornamental beds, and great swaths of blooms buzzing with bumblebees. We visited in August, but there’s something in bloom throughout the growing season.
Kingsbrae is just a short walk up the hill from downtown Saint Andrews, New Brunswick - a seaside town on the Bay of Fundy.
A metallic blue tachinid bristle fly rests in a Downeast Maine garden. These beneficial parasitoid flies help control caterpillars and other garden pests.
This robber fly is a voracious predator. At only half an inch long, it hunts flies, leaf hoppers, and other small prey.
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