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Report From PIA – March 21 I raked, weeded and trimmed down perennial beds today, and was always alert for a subject to write about. As I’ve said before, one of the gifts of daily blogging is the need to my antennae up at all times. In the garden and a blog, you never know [...]
Report From PIA – March 20 At 5:32 PM, the spring equinox, I was outside finishing some garden cleanup. As I cut down some of last year’s perennial stalks and grasses, the first two of Barry Commoner’s Four Laws of Ecology ran through my head. “Everything is connected to everything else,” and “Everything has to [...]
Report From PIA – March 19 Today’s garden speaks to me about taking risks and taking charge. It was an usually warm, sunny day today… the type of weather that makes us think that spring has positively arrived. It is a tease, of course, but we gardeners took advantage of these conditions nonetheless. I planted [...]
Report From PIA – March 18 It was standing room only tonight at Highfield Hall, and I was pleased that so many people came out for my talk, Becoming A Better Gardener. One of my points was that we are sometimes well served to start small. There are some plants that aren’t commonly stocked in [...]
Report From PIA – March 17 My mother has always said that peas should be planted on Saint Patrick’s Day. Usually I scoff at this notion, but today I actually considered it. It was one of those March days that makes you think spring is here…a total illusion, as in this region we know that [...]
Report From PIA – March 16 In my post two days ago I suggested that one way to find meaning in our everyday experiences is to look for the gems in daily life. Today I decided to take my own advice. I have a nasty head cold and feel like aliens have invaded my body. [...]
Report From PIA – March 15 I got a comment from Christine over at Last Frontier Garden today. It seems that she searched for another blog about gardening and luck, but the only one she came up with was my post of the other day. This seems strange because we gardeners often think that Lady [...]
Report From PIA – March 14 In today’s New York Times Magazine there is an article by Peggy Orenstein about the number of women who are not only raising vegetables but keeping chickens as well. The title of this article is: The Femivore’s Dilemma. After reading this piece I decided that the issue raised goes [...]
Report From PIA – March 13 I was at the grocery store today, and when I handed my debit card to the cashier, she recognized my name. “Weren’t you just on the radio?” she asked, “I listen to your show all the time.” I answered yes, that the station was only about a mile from [...]
Report From PIA – March 12 Today I spoke about perennial bed maintenance at a Backyard Horticulture class, and when I got home, read Tim Wood’s post at his Plant Hunter blog. The class was a group of about 45 people who’ve signed on to a series of talks about all aspects of home landscaping. [...]
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