GARDEN PHYLLISOPHY – September 2011
By Phyllis Galowitz
Tiger lilies are finished for the season. They were beautiful and I’ve seen them in such gorgeous colors.
GARDEN PHYLLISOPHY – August 2011
By Phyllis Galowitz
At exactly 4:44 every morning in mid-July, the birds begin their symphony as the night sky begins to lighten and the dark silhouettes of the trees emerge. Sometimes I haven’t gone to sleep yet, but if I am asleep, their beautiful song awakens me to the start of a new day.
GARDEN PHYLLISOPHY – July 2011
By Phyllis Galowitz
This has been a strange spring. We’ve had extreme heat, then unusually cool nights, and rain… rain… rain, with hours of bright sunshine interspersed.
GARDEN PHYLLISOPHY – June 2011
By Phyllis Galowitz
The rain has been falling softly all day and I can almost see the leaves growing on the trees and bushes and the grass growing greener by the hour. Lawns are a lush shade of emerald, and from a distance you can’t tell that they are mostly so-called weeds
GARDEN PHYLLISOPHY – May 2011
By Phyllis Galowitz
It’s lunchtime for me and for the birds, chipmunks and red squirrels. The bird feeders are empty and I’m not anxious to go out in the freezing rain to fill them.