Aug 29, 2011 | Inspiration, Life's Gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – August 29 As you know from my facebook entries and tweets, I’m all about new connections. Ambient awareness and instant communications are great. Often. But not always. I have been in Indianapolis at the annual meeting of...
Aug 26, 2011 | Life's Gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – August 26 I’m not the first one to remark on how the places from your childhood shrink as you get older. If you’ve returned to an old house, school or landscape you know what I mean. When I picture the street I lived on in...
Aug 23, 2011 | Life's Gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – August 23 It’s the Year of the Rabbit in more ways than one. First, according to the Chinese Zodiac it’s the Year of the Hare, and secondly, because according to gardeners and homeowners in the Northeast, rabbits have been...
Aug 21, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – August 21 I’m sure you know how it feels to tackle a project you’ve been putting off, and finally getting an area cleaned or organized. That’s how I felt this weekend as I devoted a good amount of time to clearing out the...
Aug 17, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Reasons To Grow Your Own Vegetables, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – August 17 So what do you think…are gardeners more willing to take chances? Is this true only in the landscape or does their willingness to explore possibilities without regard to likely outcomes extends into the rest of...
Aug 10, 2011 | Inspiration, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – August 10 When I was a child in the late 1950’s, I attended Burris Elementary School in Muncie, Indiana. One summer someone designed and built a “creative playground” and a key component was a series of large, concrete...
