Feb 27, 2011 | growing the spirit, Inspiration, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – February 27 More snow today and I didn’t much relish being in the garden. I did enjoy having a bowl of popcorn for dinner, however. When I was a kid, one of five children, my mother fixed a large meal for Sunday dinner. We...
Jan 23, 2011 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – January 23 Since I became an adult, no one would accuse me of being a “morning person.” Just ask my husband. I am not one of the up-at-the-crack-of-dawn-and-loving-it types. This morning, however, The Dog gave me the gift of...
Nov 26, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
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...
Nov 22, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Pet Peeves, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – November 22 Gina, a regular reader of this blog, sent me a lovely email awhile back, and the subject line was from the play Camino Real by Tennessee Williams: “The violets in the mountains have broken the rocks.”...
Nov 17, 2010 | growing the spirit, Inspiration, Life's Gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – November 17 I took a group of high school freshmen on a tour of the garden center today. They were in a horticulture class, so we talked about some of the plants, what is going on in the landscape (winter moth are mating)...
Nov 9, 2010 | growing the spirit, Inspiration, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – November 9 My friends and fellow Master Gardeners Oz and Audrey Osborne recently headed south, on a destination-free vacation. “Are you going through Pennsylvania?” I immediately asked. “If so, you have to go to...
