Mar 5, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – March 5 It was sunny in central Wisconsin today, but I understand that it was snowing at Poison Ivy Acres. Throughout the country, be the skies clear or cloudy, we are all itching for spring. Yes, we want to go out without coats, see bulbs in...
Feb 28, 2010 | growing the spirit, Inspiration, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – February 28 I was going through some photos today and came across one taken in Pat Dyke’s garden. On the side of her flower garden she’d placed the chair, pictured below. When I saw her garden for the first time, it made me smile, and the...
Feb 26, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – February 26 I walked The Dog about 6:30 this morning, and when we got down to the lake, I saw that the ice had disappeared. “Rapid progress is possible,” I thought. A message, from Spring to me. This reminded me of the time in the 1980’s when I...
Feb 12, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
You’re Invited! What: A Garden Party Where: In Your Own Backyard When: Whenever it’s pleasant to be outside. Directions: Come into the garden… and bring your entire self. Bring your talents and your disabilities. Bring your love of adventure. Bring your...
Feb 11, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – February 11 We gardeners are all about transformation. We believe we can take a patch of weed-filled earth (let’s face it – there is seldom bare soil) or a boring lawn, and turn it into a foliage and flower-filled delight. My husband and I, for...
Jan 29, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 29 Yesterday I was writing about something we gardeners frequently repeat: right plant, right place. These four words sum up the wisdom of placing a plant in the conditions where it will thrive. Shade plants in the shade, those that...
