Cook, For Goodness Sake!
Remembrance Borscht By Linda Garrettson Several years ago, I had the pleasure of traveling from Beijing to Moscow on the…
Through the Garden Gate
April, Nature Journaling
Text and Illustration by Leslie Watkins Spring is the perfect time of year to begin nature journaling. A small kit…
March, New England Woodpeckers
Through the Garden Gate Text and Illustration by Leslie Watkins The National Geographic Society describes a keystone species as, “an…
February, Hellebores
Through the Garden Gate By Leslie Watkins It’s winter. There’s a blanket of snow on the ground, and everything is…
November, A Room With a View
Through the Garden Gate Text and Illustration by Leslie Watkins In the nature loving-town we live in, enjoying the surrounding…
October, Not Just for Plants
Text and illustration by Leslie Watkins When we think of gardens we think of plants, shrubs, trees, etc., but that’s…
September, Think Spring
Text and Illustration by Leslie Watkins This is the best time of year to get your new gardens started and…
August, Joy & Freedom
Through the Garden Gate By Leslie Watkins “Just living is not enough,” said the butterfly, “one must have sunshine, freedom…
July, Gardner’s Bane
Through the Garden Gate Text and Illustration By Leslie Watkins The meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus, is a relentless, destructive, ubiquitous…
June, Jewels
Text and Illustration by Leslie Watkins June 1 is an important date in the Icebox of Connecticut for two reasons….