Jan 28, 2010 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 28 Today I received a flyer for a local landscape association’s spring trade show and educational seminars. Of the eleven classes listed, only one was about plants. This could, I decided, make sense if the attendees thought that the...
Jan 27, 2010 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 27 As I’ve mentioned here before, I’m working on a new book that is about a third finished. I don’t have a publisher for this project, and I recognize that it’s a long shot, but it’s something that is close to my heart so I’m willing...
Jan 26, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 26 One reason I love having a dog, is that dogs are always completely and totally present. When you’re putting down the bowl of chow, a dog doesn’t think about the time you forgot to feed him. When you go out, he’s not thinking about...
Jan 25, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 25 Gardening blogs and gardeners on twitter have been abuzz with talk about the study done at the University of California Irvine about the environmental impact of lawns. Basically, it says that although turf sequesters carbon in the...
Jan 24, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 24 Today I helped my friend repot some houseplants. They were sent in a basket as a gift, and like most such dish gardens, the plants could never live for long in that configuration. This type of collection is usually in a container...
Jan 22, 2010 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 22 We drove down to NYC today in preparation for Nonna’s birthday party tomorrow. All the way down I looked out the window, searching for something to write about tonight. In sections along I-95 there were patches of English ivy...