Sep 1, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – September 1 My friend Wendy used to joke that we should all “move one husband to the left.” I remember this today as I decide if I want to continue with a daily Report From Poison Ivy Acres, or if I want a change of view. It...
Aug 31, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – August 31 I’ve done numerous consultations for homeowners who are trying to landscape so that guests will come to the front door instead of the kitchen door. Often, despite new paths and plantings, they aren’t successful with this effort....
Aug 21, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – August 21 I am almost at the one-year anniversary of my promise to blog every day, and for the past three entries have written about what I’ve learned. Being in the gardens for the past 350-odd days, I’ve watched for what is meaningful and...
Aug 20, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From Poison Ivy Acres – August 20 Here are five more things I’ve learned from blogging every day, starting from my garden and looking into the rest of life: Some days you do a better job than others. Just as the garden might better tended one year and not...
Jul 18, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – July 18 We are midway through the summer, and there are two approaches to this time of year. Some people decide that they are “done” with their garden. They enjoy what they planted in May and early June, but they don’t want to place anything...
Jul 16, 2010 | growing the spirit, Inspiration, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – July 16 As I walked around the gardens with the camera today, my attention was caught by smaller interactions. I noticed how the variegated foliage of a variegated Persicaria echoes the blue and white of the Forever-and-Ever Peppermint...
