Jun 11, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – June 11 This summer reminds me of the year I did the flowers for Rachel Kaufman’s Bat Mitzvah. The ceremony was scheduled for late-June, and I thought that I’d have peonies, sweet William, iris and Lysimachia punctata for the synagogue and...
Jun 10, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – June 10 I’m opening Poison Ivy Acres at the end of June; it will be on a fundraising garden tour to benefit my church. Needless to say, I can’t plant/weed/mulch/edit/rearrange fast enough. I’ve had gardens on tour in the past, and I realize...
Jun 9, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – June 9 Does a little knowledge lead to dissatisfaction? Could the desire for perfection escort us toward greed? Are we better off assuming all is well, or is it preferable to be informed but discontented? I’m a bit obsessed with rain, you see....
Jun 7, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – June 7 Last night I woke up at 1 AM and glanced out the window as I walked to the bathroom. There were huge fireflies outside, moving fast, and blinking five rapid flashes followed by a pause. No, I was not dreaming. I stayed up for some time...
Jun 6, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – June 6 When my kids were young I would occasionally give them an incentive to do something that was difficult. “That’s terrible,” other mothers would say. “You should never bribe children because they should learn to do something just because...
Jun 5, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – June 5 I hate to admit this, but Laura Schlessinger was in my head as I gardened today. I heard her radio program a few years ago and she was saying something about the best attitude being gratitude. As I weeded and planted, and tried not to be...
