Sep 28, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing
Life is filled with choices. In the garden, certainly, we have many opportunities to make decisions about which plants to edit out and which ones to keep. Do we bring all the tender or tropical plants in for the winter or let them die in the cold? Some of these...
Sep 25, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens
One of the talks I give is about the eight rules for being a successful gardener. Since none of these guidelines concerns soil, watering, planting or fertilizer, they are applicable to most areas of life. One of the rules is to embrace change. Plants are constantly...
Sep 22, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens
How often have you come home after a hectic day desperate to regain even a smidgen of serenity? We lead busy lives that range from rich with experiences and accomplishments to crowded with crisis and coping strategies. At the end of the day it’s a blessing if we can...
Sep 21, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, my gardens, plants I love, Reasons To Grow Your Own Vegetables, What's for dinner?
Here we are in late September and we are still eating out of the garden. Two vegetables are particularly impressive right now; I’m continuing to love a squash I’ve planted for five years plus a pepper from Burpee that is my new BFF. Tonight the two got together for...
Sep 19, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, Plant Something!, You Can Grow That!
Regular and sporadic readers of this blog know that back in the fall of 2011 I proposed that this phrase would be useful for the promotion of plants and gardening. Since I think that horticulture and the gardening enhances just about every aspect of life, my goal is...
Sep 17, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, my gardens
Sunset comes earlier and earlier at this time of year so we have to savor all light when we have it.
