Text and photos ©Nancy J. Ondra I’m kind of blogged out by my recent treatises over at Gardening Gone Wild, so I’ll keep the text to a minimum this time and present a bunch of pretty pictures from the mid-June garden here at Hayefield. Above, Allium...

Text and photos ©Nancy J. Ondra A month or two ago, I read a blog post somewhere on low-maintenance gardening, and one of the tips was to avoid self-sowing plants. I’ve been pondering that ever since. In many ways I agree wholeheartedly, especially...

Text and photos ©Nancy J. Ondra It’s that time again, and there’s plenty to share from Hayefield this month. So, without further chatter, some highlights, starting above with Symphytum grandiflorum. Below, rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum). Orris root or...

Text and photos ©Nancy J. Ondra Barely two weeks ago, the main garden color around here was white. But as the weather got milder, and then suddenly scorching, new foliage started emerging, and color theme has shifted to some serious chartreuse....