Feb 2, 2010 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – February 2 I often remark that like many garden communicators, I keep several balls in the air. Writing books, or speaking, isn’t usually enough to make a living. So like many of my fellow writers who focus on gardens, I do other things. In my...
Feb 1, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – Feb 1 Every time I pull into the driveway I see the fence we constructed to hide some utility boxes. OK, OK… we didn’t build them, my husband did. This barrier does the job, but the shape of it bothers me. It kind of screams, “Structure to hide...
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 28, 2010 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 28 Today I received a flyer for a local landscape association’s spring trade show and educational seminars. Of the eleven classes listed, only one was about plants. This could, I decided, make sense if the attendees thought that the...
