Jun 29, 2010 | my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – June 29 In the old days, when I worked as an artist with photo-generated collage, some of my pieces had the look of a written and visual journal. This work often contained faux writing, and when people would invariably ask, “What does it say?”...
Jun 28, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – June 28 My day was hectic crazy, mostly out of the garden. More than the usual mish-mash, and a mix of many aspects of life. You don’t want the details, trust me. But at one point in the day I knew that I really wanted to do something in...
Jun 27, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – June 27 Knowing that hundreds of people will be visiting my property this week, I want it to be as close to perfect as possible. Which is impossible, if we’re being absolutely truthful here. My garden isn’t a stage set, and we live here. There...
Jun 26, 2010 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – June 26 As I’ve mentioned, Poison Ivy Acres will be on a fundraising garden tour this coming Wednesday. I’ve been through the I’ve-got-months-until-the-tour period, followed by manic must-get-everything-planted stage, the...
Jun 25, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – June 25 My blogging friend John, over at John and Liza’s Garden, has recently had an episode with his heart. He says he needs to “slow down” and let the younger generation do the heavy work. That’s fine, but I encouraged him to get out in the...
Jun 24, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – June 24 On my way to a consultation today I passed a triangle planting that caught my eye. First, my attention was captured because there were unusual, specimen trees in this roadside bed, and secondly because there were too many unusual,...
