Aug 9, 2009 | Garden Celebrations, my gardens, plants I love
In August, gardeners become drunk on color. There are flowers everywhere and the abundance of shades can lift spirits, stop us in our tracks, and make all the work worthwhile. When I was a child my mother read me a poem by A.A. Milne called The Dormouse and the...
Aug 2, 2009 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, vegetables
I began the day by reading Michael Pollan’s article, No One Cooks Here Anymore, in the New York Times Magazine. It’s a rather discouraging report about how most Americans would rather buy prepared food instead of cooking meals themselves. Sigh. My...
Jun 19, 2009 | my gardens, plants I love
It has been just over a year since I left my former garden to move to Poison Ivy Acres. For the third time in my life I’m starting with a blank canvas landscape and creating new gardens. It was therefore interesting to go back to my old property and walk the...
Jun 14, 2009 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love
Each week I begin the first hour of GardenLine with I Love This Plant/I Hate This Plant. Last week I decided to feature lupine on the program, and on Friday night I posted the following on Facebook: Tomorrow on GardenLine I’m talking about why you might, or...
Jun 9, 2009 | Life's Gardens, my gardens
It is June 9th, after Memorial Day so officially summer, right? The thermostats have been turned down, and we should no longer be heating the house. But tonight my husband came home chilled because it is gray and damp outside, and he was dressed for summer weather....
May 27, 2009 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love
My friend Susan lent me a copy of a Southern Living publication called Backyard Retreats. The note attached said “Feast your eyes, C.L.!” and feast I did. There were many lovely, imaginative gardens pictured. As I looked though the magazine I realized that one of the...
