Jeff FarrellSep 1, 2022The Tale of the Bishop and Lucifer“It isn’t that I don’t like sweet disorder, but it has to be judiciously arranged.”—Vita Sackville-West In the frenzy of planting in late...
Jeff FarrellSep 1, 2021An Impatient FamilyThe plant genus Impatiens, with over one thousand species, gets its name from its impatient method of seed dispersal. When a mature seed...
Jeff FarrellSep 1, 2020The Umbellifers. They’re Back.“I believe in God, although I live very h appily with atheists…It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley; but not at all so...
Jeff FarrellSep 1, 2019A Garden of Earthly Delights“The beautiful mundane is everywhere.”—Ross Gay As I drove into the valley on an early Sunday morning, I listened to an interview with...