Oct 7, 2009 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Pet Peeves, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – October 7 I’ve done a number of consultations this season where the homeowner is worried that their plants have gotten “out of control.” Usually they’re talking about shrubs and trees that are growing to be their normal, genetically determined...
Oct 6, 2009 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – October 6 Since beginning of my daily Report From PIA, I have kept my eyes, ears and heart open, waiting to find what I should write about. Thankfully, every day something has appeared that said, “Yes! Write about this.” At 6 PM I thought that...
Oct 5, 2009 | my gardens, plants I love, Report From PIA, Uncategorized
Report From PIA – October 5 Those who come to this blog for thoughtful musings will please forgive me today because I’m about to gush about a plant. Yes, it’s an all-out OMG-isn’t-this-flower-outrageously-gorgeous plant rave. I’m nuts about dahlias, the queens...
Oct 4, 2009 | Garden Celebrations, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – October 4 Today I celebrated the harvest. I started the day by reading the posts on a couple of the blogs links on this page. I clicked on Coffee and Chemo, and Toto, finding that each post was about the Jewish celebration of Succot. After...
Oct 2, 2009 | Garden Celebrations, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report from PIA – October 2 This day started out cool and clear, so after walking The Dog I decided to take my coffee outdoors. I sat on the circular steps that lead from the entry garden up to Annual Alley and the vegetable garden beyond. Propped to one side of the...
Oct 1, 2009 | growing the spirit, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – October 1 In between the errands, design consultations, house chores and writing, it was a day of dogs and birds. Just before 7 AM I walked The Dog down toward the lake and he disappeared into the woods for a few minutes. I called him, and...
