Hardwood Hermitage

As winter approached its end, we received a wicked batch of wind, with several conifer casualties, an unsurprising result for the weak, shal...

March can be the big rollercoaster month. On Tuesday, the most beautiful day of the year so far, we had full sun and a high of 67. Then we h...

We'll get some highs above freezing early next week, perhaps even 40 on Tuesday. The raised garden bed, however, has quite a few weeks b...

Wow! We had a storm that brought 16 inches of snow. That's the most for one storm in the history of Hardwood Hermitage! The challenge wo...

Winter, the time to consider the looming work of spring through fall. That might include some outside time in the snow, or indoor pursuits. ...

We had a lot of wind and some ice that has stuck around. Only a very small number of trees became spring poles as a result of the ice, but i...

Autumn can close out with some wicked temperature swings, with this year being a prime example. We were at 52 degrees at 2:30 p.m. Friday. S...