Jan 31, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 31 I’m at the six-month mark in my commitment to post a Report From PIA every day. It was cold outside today, but the sky was a clear blue and the sun, still low in the sky, lit up every plant that hasn’t gone to ground for the winter....
Jan 30, 2010 | my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 30 Today I arrived home in the late-afternoon feeling an exhaustion accumulated over the past few days. Yesterday I helped my former neighbors move, last night was kept awake by The Dog’s storm phobias, and this morning hosted...
Jan 29, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 29 Yesterday I was writing about something we gardeners frequently repeat: right plant, right place. These four words sum up the wisdom of placing a plant in the conditions where it will thrive. Shade plants in the shade, those that...
Jan 26, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 26 One reason I love having a dog, is that dogs are always completely and totally present. When you’re putting down the bowl of chow, a dog doesn’t think about the time you forgot to feed him. When you go out, he’s not thinking about...
Jan 25, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 25 Gardening blogs and gardeners on twitter have been abuzz with talk about the study done at the University of California Irvine about the environmental impact of lawns. Basically, it says that although turf sequesters carbon in the...
Jan 20, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 20 I can make more compost and gardens, but I can’t make more time. This is a shame, because there aren’t enough hours in the day. Plant breeders should forget about trying to develop a blue rose and concentrate on a Time Tree. Now...
