May 6, 2026 Jean Senebier, Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach, Maurice Maeterlinck, The Gardens of William Morris by Jill Duchess of Hamilton, and Ellen Schulz Quillin

The Daily Gardener · May 6, 2026 · 22m

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Today's Show Notes

All things are difficult before they're easy.

And I think about that every May.

Because right now, the garden is all effort.

You're hauling bags of soil. You're staking things. You're tidying up. You're buying the plants and dreaming the dreams.

There is so much to do.

And nothing feels easy right now.

It's a lot of work.

And that's the right feeling for this part of the season.

The easy comes later.

Or…