“Gardening was a subtle process of give and take with the landscape, a search for some middle ground between culture and nature.” -Michael Pollan, Second Nature: A Gardener’s Education There is a distinct shift in the garden in spring. A smell emits from the soil—geosmin, a volatile chemical produced by soil-dwelling bacteria and fungi. This… The post May in the Garden appeared first on Brooks Wine .
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“I need to pause for a while. A garden should evolve, it’s a continuing conversation, like a painting, rather than engineering a machine to the precision of a plan. Living things are wobbly, and one thing in the garden changes everything around.” -Marc Hamer, Spring Rain: A Life Lived in Gardens These long summer evenings,… The post July in the Gardens appeared first on Brooks Wine .
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