While Sweeney’s Blog goes on a little hiatus, we thought we’d share with you what’s blooming locally in our yards and gardens: Bridal Veil This is my favorite container plant that I grow every year, and to be perfectly honest, it’s been blooming since late Spring.  It’s delicate dark green…

  The canopy grows thin as leaves hasten to their final resting place while light rushes through the skeletal silhouettes of trees.  Autumn seems to have become less festive and more practical as nature  prepares for Winter. As we begin to put our landscapes to bed – tidying, raking, mulching, and…

The weathered stone was cool and smooth, flocked here and there with moss, its jagged edges softened by the elements and constant patter of traffic.  Flanked on each side, the perennials began to crowd the path, decked in seasonal splendor and hue.  Their blooms perfumed the air and extended towards…