Published November 11, 2015 Etched Branches Nearly halfway through November, it is a strange time of year here. Most traces of autumn have faded, but winter has not […]
Published May 3, 2016 Abundant Azaleas I am named for my father’s sister, Ruth Happel Smiley, who for most of her life worked on the gardens at Mohonk […]
Published November 14, 2015 Fleur-de-lis The iris is the national flower of France, with a history stretching back over a thousand years. In the Middle Ages it […]