The Martha's Vineyard Times
Garden Notes: Mulch wisely, and eschew volcanoes
Perhaps planting among leeks can protect your tulips.
Camellias and magnolias: Visit Polly Hill Arboretum now! — Susan Safford
The amount of sunlight makes 6 am a real pleasure. Cells of everything in the Northern Hemisphere surge in response, and leaves unfurl before our eyes. Unruly, chilly weather — those snowflakes! — comes as an annoying shock, and demonstrates the usefulness of faithfully checking forecasts, and also of a small cold frame for hardening off and holding plants, without committing to in-ground planting.
The VCS Beach Cleanup last weekend was a bundled-up affair. I am pleased to report almost