- Oct 24
Berkshire Garden Style: Fun Things to Do with Dead Stuff (from the garden, that is!)
Jenna O'brien author | Amanda Giracca editor | Standing deadwood as the backdrop for late-season Rudbeckia and New England Aster. In my...
- Aug 5
Berkshire Garden Style: A Plea to Homeowners
Jenna O'brien author | Amanda Giracca editor Gaura spicing up some containers while the dead branches from pruning a Contorted Hazel give...
- Apr 1
Berkshire Garden Style: White Guy Gardens and Standing Deadwood
Snow on the nursery, defined by deadwood-esque structure. Here’s what’s happening on the Japanese calendar of microseasons throughout...
- Feb 26
Berkshire Garden Style: When the Queen Orders Roses
What’s happening on the Japanese calendar of microseasons in February: East wind melts the ice; bush warblers start singing in the...
- Jan 30
Berkshire Garden Style: A Season for M/Napping
The icy Viridissima meadow sparkiling Last month the blog featured the Japanese calendar of microseasons. I found this consideration of...
- Dec 23, 2022
Berkshire Garden Style: The Art and Science of Cultivating Beauty
n Japan, there is an ancient calendar that breaks the year into 72 seasons. Each microseason is about five days long and
- Nov 26, 2022
Berkshire Garden Style: We Are Wilder Than You Think
November 2022 • This time of year is one associated with coldness and darkness ...
- Oct 31, 2022
Berkshire Garden Style: Funktional Design and the houses of Hinsdale
October 2022 • What is a garden for?
In the past two blog posts, I talked a lot about ...
- Aug 28, 2022
Berkshire Garden Style • A History of The Potting Shed: part 2
August 2022 • “Nothing happens in August,” a friend once said. I’ve been coming back to this comment ...
- Jul 29, 2022
Berkshire Garden Style • Contained Chaos: A Close-Up of The Potting Shed: part 1
July 2022 • The outdoors is my shelter. The sight of soft grass beneath high canopy trees lifts my heart ...
