Oct 22, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Pet Peeves, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – October 22 Way beyond. Which is contrary to what an aging population of baby boomers, or the Gen X and Y parents of small children might want. But as garden writers, speakers, radio hosts, Master Gardeners and just plain...
Oct 19, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Pet Peeves, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – October 19 Because I run a consultation service for a local garden center, I’m frequently on a client’s property, giving feedback about the landscaping. Sometimes they’ve hired me because they’re unhappy with how things are...
Oct 18, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – October 18 Everything is connected to everything else. Yes, I’m back to this simple truth. From Joyce’s comment on my post of 10-15 to my current visit to help my mother in Wisconsin, I’m once again struck with how we plant...
Oct 16, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – October 16 The temperatures are dropping steadily, so today we brought a good number of our potted plants inside. Houseplants that had been sent to “summer camp”, tender succulents, tropical varieties, and Meyer lemon trees...
Oct 15, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – October 15 Today I cut some stems of seeds from my Jewels of Opar, (Talinum paniculatum) which I brought indoors and put in a paper envelope. Every year I save some of the seedpods so that I can use them to start new plants...
Oct 13, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – October 13 Did you ever have a phrase or a word just pop into your mind without understanding why? I believe such expressions are a gift, from God/the universe/the collective unconsciousness/spirit, whatever you want to call...
