Welcome to the garden. Stop for a few moments and enjoy a brief commentary each month. This site is the outgrowth of years of newspaper columns and garden talks. It is fueled by a fondness for the soil and the things that live in it.

Sommer in the garden was created to provide home gardeners with easily understood gardening information. It is a place for those who once gardened, who do garden or who will garden.

Each month there is a garden project page. I hope it helps you with your project. If you do it differently and it works, continue to do it your way. There are many ways to successfully do the same thing in the home garden.

A monthly to-do list is a reminder of things that are appropriate in Zone 6 gardening.