No, all the work in the garden is not finished with the arrival of fall.

As summer memories on the Point go, I’d say this year is definitely shaping up to be a bumper crop.

The Point Roberts Garden Tour is back in a big way!

Rockeries Got sandy soil? Got rocky soil? Then maybe a rockery is for you! While the old saying is to plant a one dollar plant in five dollar soil (make that at least $5 and $25 in today’s world), some plants grow best in poor but well-drained soil.

Let’s face it – the garden community is divided. Many folks garden with flowers and ornamental shrubs solely for enhancement of their landscape.

As sunlight hours increase, thoughts turn to gardening. But aside from pruning and tidying, gardening is fairly limited.

The talk of the town over the past couple of months has been the impact of the new Whatcom County septic system regulations, with more than a few folks around the Point having to upgrade their existing system or install a new one.

January brings frozen ground to my cottage garden, so I’m gardening inside today from the comfort of my window seat.

December brings with it many joys and celebrations, but also the challenges of hectic rounds of social activities and preparations for feasts and festivities

In this month’s column we offer an email conversation between two Point Roberts Garden Club members, Peg Keenleyside and Jody Hackleman, talking about renovating a garden and what tasks can be undertaken in the late fall.

My most vivid childhood memories of my mother’s garden are of lupines, irises, the rockery behind the gate, the blossoms on the apple tree, the lilac trees, one white and one purple, and the rhubarb at the end of the garden near my sand pit.

Imagine walking out to your back yard in the middle of winter, empty bowl in hand, and returning to the warmth of your kitchen with a bowl of tender greens ready for a lovely fresh salad for that night’s dinner. Sound appealing?

Gardens are therapeutic for many of us. Planning a garden brings us the joy of poring over catalogs in the winter months, preparing our soil, selecting our plants, talking to others about our projects and inspiring one another, planting, watering, feeding, weeding and harvesting.

Lavender peach clafouti, mint tea, candied angelica, coriander chutney, rosemary with lamb, fennel chewed for digestion, chamomile tea to induce sleep. . .