FLOWERS AT THE VICARAGE 6-17-25
forest gardening
ROSE SEASON HAS BEGUN!
SMALL JOBS AND UNEXPECTED EXPERIENCES
AROUND THE VICARAGE 6-3-25
I am so privileged to live where I do! It’s a lovely little town and the neighborhood around the Vicarage is like one big garden.
The neighbors directly behind me have an entire lawn of paintbrush.
I have a few stands of Siberian iris, My Nextdoor neighbor has hundreds.
He also planted this stand of four o:clocks in the wild part of his yard.
The whole neighborhood is filled with the scent of my black locust trees.
WHAT ARE THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?
THE FOREST GARDEN 6-2-25
In spite of some unseasonably cool weather (at least for recent memory) gardens at the Vicarage are moving on in all their spring time glory.
The dandelions are going to seed and the Maple trees are releasing their seed pods which means the air around the Vicarage has taken on a decidedly sylvan quality.
It’s past Memorial Day. So while the nights are still cool, the danger of frost has mostly passed. I took last weekend to put most of my garden in the ground.
The lilacs are in full bloom. The air is filled with their scent
The garden has several stands of irises.
We have also had much rain and finding time to mow between the raindrops has been something of a challenge. Because of this, the forest garden is filled with creeping Mary Janes, false strawberry and wild asters.
It’s a beautiful time of year.
MEMORIAL DAY WORK WEEK
It was a busy Memorial Day weekend.
Today (May 29th), being Ascension Day, our church is beginning a season of concentrated prayer which will go on until Pentecost Sunday.
That means getting the projects done at the Vicarage took front burner status as we approached the holy days. I wanted to get the gardens at least partially planted. I wanted to get the chicken coops finished. We are pretty close with the coops.
Sunday, Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday the fam worked hard.
The tomato trellis is now set up.
Once all the vegetables and herbs are in I will start building the stone walls around the box gardens.
It was a very productive weekend. Now on to prayer!
The Vicarage Forest Garden 5-22-25
We are having a wee Nor’Easter today. In spite of it the garden is blooming beautifully.
The Korean lilac is just beginning to release its fragrance, but the main fragrance of the garden is still the lily of the valley.
Each part of the season is connected to its own fragrance. First is the apple blossom and then the lily of the valley, then the lilac, the black locust, and then the rose.
The blueberries and the strawberries are fully flowered
And everything is so green!
WE JUST KEEP WORKIN HERE
THE SPRING FOREST GARDEN MAY 7,2025
Spring has sprung a little early here at the Vicarage. It feels like we are about a week ahead.
Melanie and her girls came over to help us in the garden today.
Brenda and I made some more progress on the chicken coop.
R.I.P. MERCEDES
Yesterday we lost our oldest dog, Mercedes. She was nearing her 17th birthday. This picture is one I took last fall as she took her daily stroll through the forest garden. I think it is a perfect send off picture.
Notes From the Vicarage 