Andrew Marvell Archives

I Have a Garden of My Own

by Andrew Marvell I have a garden of my own But so with roses overgrown And lilies, that you would it guess To be a little wilderness. As featured onThe Daily Gardener podcast: Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all. Andrew Marvell

September 5, 2019 Growing Cucumbers, Michel Sarrazin, Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, Asa Gray, Charles Darwin, Katherine Warington, Andrew Marvell, Tussie-Mussies by Geraldine Laufer, the Case for Coleus, and the Suffolk Tombstone of gardener Edward Ward

If you have struggled to grow tomatoes successfully, maybe it’s time to give cucumbers a try. They are much easier to grow than tomatoes. Just add some organic matter to the soil and mulch around the base of the plant. Cucumbers benefit from support, so install a trellis for the vines to climb. That’s it.…

Thoughts in a Garden

by Andrew Marvell What wondrous life is this I lead! Ripe apples drop about my head; The luscious clusters of the vine Upon my mouth do crush their wine; The nectarine and curious peach Into my hands themselves do reach; Stumbling on melons, as I pass, Ensnared with flowers, I fall on grass. As featured…