Tag Archives: Drought

End of gardening season

Posted on August 25, 2025 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Happy last week of August as we head to the Labor Day weekend and into September. We’re having a cloudy day today that will find me outside digging up some grass and extending a mulched area around the blueberries. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, New England | Tagged Drought, Fall, Flowers, garden, Gardening, heat, Invasive worms, Karen Slaughter, Native plants, Nature, New England, Perennials, Perennials in containers, Plant division, Reading, We Are All Guilty Here, Wildlife | 75 Comments

Having a heat wave

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

High temps, humidity and no rain since, well, I can’t remember. It’s hot and dry here with watering restrictions starting to pop up in various areas. The Asiatic Lilies are starting to bloom. Pretty aren’t they? Gardening in this heat … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, New England | Tagged Asiatic lily, Drought, Game camera, Gardening, John Sandford, Masked Prey, Penstemon, Penstemon Blackbeard, Quilting, Skunk | 63 Comments

Summertime

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

We’ve had high temperatures, high humidity, and a heat index around 100 for too many days. It’s hot. It’s dry. It is really dry as you can see from the lack of water flowing over the Cocheco Falls. Geez, there’s grass and weeds growing … Continue reading →