Dec 10, 2009 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – December 10 Some days are like a meadow: a little of this, a sprinkling of that, some flowers, a few grasses, and a bunch of weeds. This is what today was like for me, and I won’t bore you with the details. I did stop and notice, however, that...
Dec 9, 2009 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – December 9 This morning I woke up and saw a slight coating of snow. Truthfully, my first reaction was to think, “This is nice; enough snow to change the landscape, but not enough to shovel.” I love snow and how it transforms the garden and...
Dec 7, 2009 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – December 6 It was my day off from the garden center, but time to help my elderly ex-neighbors. Although I no longer live across the street from them, I’ve told them that we are “neighbors for life” because they’re in their nineties and need...
Dec 5, 2009 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – December 5 It’s one of the times of the year when I’m at the garden center in a concentrated way. The three weeks after Thanksgiving are important for wreaths, arrangements and other custom work, so I’m one of the “elves” who create beautiful...
Dec 4, 2009 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – December 4 Yesterday I had lunch with the Cape Cod Master Gardeners, and saw many great people that I’ve come to know through this organization. There were several new people there who completed the Master Gardener training this year. I felt...
Dec 2, 2009 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – December 2 When my mother-in-law came for an extended stay last year, she brought her two houseplants. One was a scraggly Dracaena that she’s had in her living room every since I first met her in 1971. The other was an African violet. I...
