Sep 6, 2009 | Life's Gardens, plants I hate, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – September 6 When I was a teenager I used to read the copies of my mother’s Ladies Home Journal. I’d pour over a column titled “Can this marriage be saved?” and wonder about the couples featured there. Why is he unable to bend, I’d wonder, and...
Sep 5, 2009 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – September 5 Paths are of prime importance in a garden. They are functional, yes, a way to get from one part of the property to the other, and a means of carrying new plants in and weeds out. Paths are important in the design of a garden as...
Sep 4, 2009 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – September 4 There are times, thankfully, of sudden grace. A moment when despite the chaos, satisfaction, problems, pleasures, undone work and unfulfilled dreams we are suddenly in the moment and all seems just as it should be. Today I walked...
Sep 3, 2009 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, plants I love, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – September 3 Today, my garden reminds me that growth is always possible. Without going into details here, it suffices to say that I really need to be reminded of that right now. When I started Report from PIA, I vowed to use these “four seasons...
Sep 2, 2009 | Garden Celebrations, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – September 2 Today I worked on two projects in the garden. I finished laying patio stones and planted ornamental kale. Looking from the solid walkway/patio to the ‘Peacock’ kale, it struck me that these two activities were pleasing in opposite...
Sep 1, 2009 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – September 1 Last spring I was the keynote speaker at a Master Gardener conference in Western Massachusetts. The topic was Myths, Lies, and All The Latest Dirt. One of the illusions I addressed was that there is an easy way to control weeds....
