Jun 25, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – June 25 My blogging friend John, over at John and Liza’s Garden, has recently had an episode with his heart. He says he needs to “slow down” and let the younger generation do the heavy work. That’s fine, but I encouraged him to get out in the...
Jun 22, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – June 22 It’s really too bad that we can’t just float over our gardens or lives once in awhile and take in the view from above. I get a taste of this from the second floor balcony, where I can appreciate that the landscape looks completely...
Jun 4, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – June 4 I’m planting like crazy this year: perennials, shrubs, groundcovers and annuals. Yummy, healthy plants go into the soil that I’ve loosened and amended, and I water them in. I place them in the ground with great hope and optimism… yet I...
Jun 3, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – June 3 Writing this blog has given me the opportunity to begin see the common threads that run from the garden and through all other aspects of life. Everything is connected to everything else. This evening I walked around the garden with my...
May 31, 2010 | Garden Prayer, growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – May 31 Tomorrow is June 1st. Every year at this time I remember my friend Cia telling me that someone she knew hated June because “it’s so green.” Although I don’t dislike June (too green?) I agree that this month is an in-your-face,...
May 29, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – May 29 When we moved to Poison Ivy Acres, one of the items on my wish list was a cutting garden. Fortunately, at the top of the property there was the perfect location for annuals and perennials intended solely for bouquets. We can, of course,...
