Jan 8, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 9 I received two emails that came together in my garden today. The first, from my friend Marcia, said, “I know that you’re very busy (from your blog) so I insist on a very brief answer, only at your convenience.” When I got this...
Jan 7, 2010 | Inspiration, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 7 Today I was looking at photos from the Garden Writers Association trip to Portland, and came across these photos taken at the Chinese Garden there. I’ve always loved the look of paper tags in a garden; I like how they look,...
Jan 6, 2010 | Garden Prayer, Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 6 I spent the day doing everything but writing, which isn’t a good thing because I have a book proposal to finish and three articles due soon. There are also talks I need to prepare for, so when I got home I went right to my photo...
Jan 5, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 5 Anyone who’s been gardening for more than three years has experienced failure. I don’t care how many green thumbs a person has, at some point there will be plants that sulk or die. When we garden, we grow catastrophes, fiascos and...
Jan 4, 2010 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 4 Today, I was staring at the heaps of snow on my entry garden, and reminding myself that winter is moving steadily toward spring. Each season, every day, is linked to the previous and to the next. I remembered a time when I gardened in...
Jan 3, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 3 More snow, off and on all day. It was the type of flurry that made me feel like I was in a snow globe and someone had just given it a good shake. Because we stay home and wait out such weather, winter can make us feel like we’re...
