Mar 12, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – March 12 We make our way toward spring. Taking pleasure in one small Helleborus orientalis or the Schlumbergera truncata (Thanksgiving cactus) that’s in full bloom again. Rejoicing in a day that is over 40 degrees....
Mar 10, 2011 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – March 10 I recently met a woman who is a reader of this blog. “I’m interested in the way your mind works,” she said. I laughed, and we talked about grass seed, landscaping and everything except, thankfully, the workings of...
Mar 9, 2011 | Life's Gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – March 9 For different folks. To each his own. Or, perhaps, as Paul Simon put it: “One man’s ceiling is another man’s floor.” I was thinking about all of these phrases as I left the garden club where I spoke this afternoon....
Mar 8, 2011 | Inspiration, Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – March 8 So much of creativity starts with the materials. You find a particular plant, fabric, color or combination of words and it pushes you forward down a path of invention. You might not have intended to travel that road....
Mar 7, 2011 | Inspiration, Life's Gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener on Assignment at The Chicago Flower Show – March 7 Report From An Opinionated Gardener – on assignment at the Chicago Flower Show March 7, 2011 I traveled back to “The Cod” today, and am too tired to post much except this: If...
Mar 4, 2011 | Inspiration, Life's Gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – March 4 It is the flower show season. I’m off to Chicago to their Flower and Garden Show and I can hardly wait. March 16 – 20th is the Boston Flower Show, and I’ll be there too. Here’s what I love about these early-spring...
