day lilies

RDG 2013 Summer Summary

July 8, 2013 // 0 Comments

In the Spring, we put up some cottages for the birds, hung a bamboo house for the Mason bees, and built a new feeder for the birds. Now that we have moved into the dog [...]

RDG 2012 Summer Update

September 12, 2012 // 0 Comments

Looking back over the years we came to realize that we have not done updates of the RainyDayGarden during July and August. We are not quite sure why, but we thought we would [...]

Urban Safari: RDG Update – Day Lilies

July 3, 2012 // 0 Comments

The RainyDayGarden made it through the second heat wave without a scratch. In fact, the plants have not been this healthy for many years. We think the reason is the large [...]

Urban Safari: Backyard Adventures

July 1, 2011 // 0 Comments

A bright red cardinal has been visiting the bird feeder in the RainyDayGarden these past few weeks. For days, we have been stalking this elusive visitor, but despite our [...]

First Day of Spring 2011

March 21, 2011 // 0 Comments

Spring has finally arrived, and not a moment too soon. With a record-breaking amount of snow in January, we, like everyone else in New England, are ready to see [...]

RDG 2010 update

July 15, 2010 // 0 Comments

The weather in Boston at the end of June and the beginning of July was brutally hot. There wasn’t any rain for two weeks and things were starting to droop. We resisted [...]