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I adore May, and I cannot help but to be in very high spirits upon its arrival. The thought of having weeks of blooming plants and awakening life ahead fills me with joy. Around here, Beltane is known as Moth Day, the day when we take our saturniid cocoons out of cold storage and into the cage so they may eclose over the next month. Let the eclosion parties of May begin! ~W |
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 Epicurus called his school The Garden. Voltaire advised us to tend our own garden. John and William Bartram left us with their garden. I wear my garden on my back (I go through loofahs like you wouldn't believe). ( Read more... ) Behind the cut are pictures from last week's UPenn class at Bartram's Garden, where I prattled on about the notion of "aesthetic ecologies". I brought along my terrarium of tipitiwitchets (a plant that figures large in the Bartram songbook) for the amusement of the class, and to illustrate the principles behind the hobby horse in question. Just wanted to thank Joel, John, Emily and their class. It was a voluptuous afternoon. For Philly people: this Saturday is the much-awaited annual Spring Plant sale! The following Saturday May 10th is the annual guided tour of the Pine Barrens. I will be serving as a guide along with the eminent Joel Fry, curator of Bartram's Garden, and Bill Cahill, an amazing gentleman whose Pine Barrens kung fu is the stuff of legend. We will be pointing at things for your edification and pleasure. See you there! ~W |
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This time last year, I posted about a tour my wife and I took of David Benner's wonderful moss garden. Well, this year my friend Jancee Dunn has written an article in the NY Times about Mr. Benner, who, according to Jancee (who emailed me this morning) was as cranky as you'd hope a dedicated naturalist would be. Pity that we won't be able to reserve a slot on his tours (I'm sure they're booked solid now), but that's all right, since we're making our own moss garden. ~W |
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  Ace photographer and all-around cutie pie Rose Callahan came down from Brooklyn recently with her dapper, strapping beau Kelly to take a few pictures. That's right: I got The Rose Callahan treatment. And you know what? I loved it. Rose was sweet and generous enough to allow me to share these photos with you, so please won't you give her some fame and fortune, already. (Note: All images © Rose Callahan. All Rights reserved, so please don't take any undue liberties. She's good people. You'd like her.) ( The colors just keep on coming! ) Hats off to Rose for making such marvelous images in the face of impossible odds! ~W |
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