Apr 14, 2010 | Inspiration, Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – April 14 When I was in the seventh grade my friend Debbie Leach and I would make elaborate houses for our Barbie dolls. Houses? Well at the time they seemed like nothing less than palaces. Other girls in our class would tease us: “You still...
Apr 13, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – April 13 I run a consultation service for an independent garden center, and this spring my voicemail box is filled earlier than usual. The weather in late March and early April has been better than usual, so it’s not surprising that...
Apr 12, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – April 12 When it comes to gardening, are there seven degrees of separation or less? The other day I was contacted on facebook by someone who found me by googling “gardening and politics.” Interesting. True, some of my posts have mentioned...
Apr 11, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – April 11 I spoke to the Sandwich Garden Club today, and on a table at the side of the room was a lovely display of daffodil blooms, a one flower placed in each bottle of water. “I’m doing this when I get home,” I thought, so I ended the day by...
Apr 8, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – April 8 We’ve had an amazing stretch of warm weather, better than many days in a typical June in this coastal region. Usually we wear winter coats in April, with the pockets filled with tissues to dab at noses made runny by cold, off-ocean...
Apr 7, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – April 7 Yesterday I got a press packet for a new book on Boston parks and green spaces. Included in this mailing was a package of forget-me-not seeds. There was no botanic name on this package, so I don’t know for sure that these seeds were for...
