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Report From An Opinionated Gardener – November 26 Yesterday Lois commented that it seemed like I’ve been gardening “from the inside out for quite a while.” I was immediately taken with her wording. Gardening from the inside out. Hmmmm… To garden from the inside out would mean starting with the personal or the spiritual I’m [...]
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – October 14 There are many things that we do because we have to. Few of us would pay taxes, shovel our driveways or even brush our teeth if we weren’t obligated to do so. Some things demand our attention and expedience but not our hearts. I’ll admit that not [...]
Report From PIA – March 6 – On Assignment in Chicago I walked though the Chicago Flower and Garden Show today, enjoying the many exhibits and, of course, all the colorful flowers. It wasn’t the gardens that wowed me today, however, but the table arrangements. Although the theme is a table setting, these compositions aren’t [...]
Report From PIA – February 28 I was going through some photos today and came across one taken in Pat Dyke’s garden. On the side of her flower garden she’d placed the chair, pictured below. When I saw her garden for the first time, it made me smile, and the picture continues to delight me [...]
