Sep 26, 2009 | Garden Celebrations, growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – September 26 – on assignment in North Carolina As part of the Garden Writers Association meeting, I toured several public gardens today. The highpoint for me was the stop at Seeds. This non-profit says that its goal is “to teach people to...
Sep 16, 2009 | Garden Celebrations, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – September 16 We live in a country where we can buy strawberries, apples and new spinach twelve months a year. This is both a blessing and a curse. Because these crops are so constantly available, we can take them for granted. I was thinking...
Sep 2, 2009 | Garden Celebrations, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – September 2 Today I worked on two projects in the garden. I finished laying patio stones and planted ornamental kale. Looking from the solid walkway/patio to the ‘Peacock’ kale, it struck me that these two activities were pleasing in opposite...
Aug 18, 2009 | Garden Celebrations, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Recently, a friend asked to see pictures from our trip to Europe. I got my laptop, and we started clicking through the photographs. “Wait….” my friend says, “these are all photos of gardens.” “No,” I reply, here’s one of people doing Tai Chi.” “Yeah, in a garden,” she...
Aug 9, 2009 | Garden Celebrations, my gardens, plants I love
In August, gardeners become drunk on color. There are flowers everywhere and the abundance of shades can lift spirits, stop us in our tracks, and make all the work worthwhile. When I was a child my mother read me a poem by A.A. Milne called The Dormouse and the...
Feb 11, 2009 | Garden Celebrations, growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Feeling stressed about the economy? Go work in your garden. There may still be a snow cover where you live, but getting outdoors will make you feel better. Even though it’s February, there are signs that the weather will soon turn and the landscape will be transformed...
