Apr 12, 2011 | Inspiration, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – April 12 I decided today that beach combing and weeding are very similar. In both cases you are focused down toward the earth, paying attention and, hopefully, letting everything else slip away. The one important difference...
Apr 11, 2011 | Inspiration, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – April 11 I saw a stone fence in Wisconsin that was absolutely wonderful. It was one of those creations that was a labor of love, I suppose, as well as tremendous skill. Being blessed with some lovely stonewalls of a...
Apr 7, 2011 | Inspiration, Life's Gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – April 7 While driving out and about in Central Wisconsin today we stopped to photograph a mature specimen of Populus footwearifolia at Sunset Lake. Commonly called a shoe tree, this one was a beauty, just coming into bloom....
Apr 6, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – April 6 I don’t know if it’s the spice of life or not, but I do know that it’s an essential element in a beautiful garden. Variety is important in a functional landscape as well. Wildlife depends on it and those who seek a...
Apr 4, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – April 4 We would never expect that one child should behave just like another child. Boys or girls…we know that kids differ in personality, talents, abilities and temperaments . Even siblings…hell, especially...
Apr 2, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – April 2 It was, finally, a decent day to work outdoors. With the sun out and temps in the low 50’s, being in the garden was exhilarating as well as productive. I pruned and cleared the leaves from several beds. As I raked...
