Come Out of Your Cave; The winter garden is full of promise and productivity.

Once the usual fall garden tasks are addressed — leaf raking, bulb planting, clearing of spent annuals — the yard warrior and avid gardener alike retreat indoors for the long winter. Take a moment to read this article written by Adrian Higgins in the Washington Post this week about the period between now and March that offers a chance to take charge of the garden outside the demands of the growing season in a productively unhurried way.

Garden of Solace

Take a moment to read this touching essay written by Margo Rabb in the New York Times this week about 25-year-old grief and a garden we have all madly fallen in love with.

Margo Rabb is an acclaimed novelist whose debut, Cures for Heartbreak, was hailed by critics and young readers alike. Her essays and short stories have appeared in the New York Times, the Atlantic, the Rumpus, Zoetrope: All-Story, Seventeen, Best New American Voices, New Stories from the South, and One Story, and have been broadcast on NPR. Margo grew up in Queens, New York, and has lived in Texas, Arizona, and the Midwest; she now lives in Philadelphia with her husband and two children.

Remember closing day for Chanticleer is fast approaching. The garden is open 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. The garden is also open on Friday evenings until 8:00 p.m. from May through Labor Day. Chanticleer will remain open until Sunday, November 3rd, 2019

GCW in the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck of Virginia, September, 2016