Oct 6, 2011 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – October 6 If it were up to me, every garden center would sell Adventure Glasses. Hell, why quibble? They’d be passed out for free, and not just in the nursery but at every college graduation, wedding and job interview. Street...
Sep 20, 2011 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – September 20 Last Saturday when more than 400 people toured my gardens, I heard this comment several times. “Oh…it’s an annual.” The last word was said with a downturn of the voice implying extreme disappointment. Now, I love my...
May 24, 2011 | Garden Prayer, growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – May 24 My gardens, The Rapture and 1940’s gospel music have all rooted in my mind these past few days. Let me begin by asking this: Have you ever had a tune stuck in your head so that you wake in the night listening to your...
May 17, 2011 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – May 17 Showers likely. Cloudy with a chance of drizzle. This is how the forecast has been for the last two weeks and continues to read for the next six days. The lilacs and peonies show signs of botrytis, and any annuals I...
May 13, 2011 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – May 13 Although I don’t have the means to indulge in spa retreats frequently, I have been fortunate to be rejuvenated by a few such visits over the last ten years. Three or four days at a spa offers relaxation, invigorating...
May 5, 2011 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – May 5 Yes, it’s hard to believe but I’ve been hosting GardenLine on WXTK for ten years. How did this come to be? Well, I got hooked on radio when I did a weekly segment called “In The Garden Center” on The Cultivated...
