Nov 27, 2009 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – November 27 Once gardeners understand some of the basics of growing plants and possess a measure of confidence about gardening, they often move on to more daring plantings. They want to see if a particular plant, not quite hardy where they...
Nov 26, 2009 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – November 26 Today I am giving thanks: for family, sharing, cooking, and fresh herbs from just outside the kitchen door. For the ability to put effort into creating something good, be it a meal, a friendship, or a garden. For busy times, and...
Nov 25, 2009 | plants I love, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – November 25 It was a day when the outdoors, if not the impending holiday, invited quietness. It misty and soft, with fog tucked in the tops of trees and hanging over the lake. I walked around the garden this afternoon, and although there are...
Nov 24, 2009 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – November 24th There are still many plants in the garden that I normally would have cut back long ago, but there they are, a testament to my procrastination. This morning, I decided that I’m glad that I haven’t cleared them out. I like the...
Nov 23, 2009 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – November 23 Last week I was weeding up in the cutting garden, and came across a few Smilax rotundifolia shoots as I worked. This plant is commonly known as bull brier, catbrier or greenbrier, and anyone who fights it on their property comes to...
Nov 22, 2009 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – November 22 Gardeners soon learn that adding a bench or some chairs to a landscape instantly makes it appealing. The solidity of these furnishings contrast well with all of the plants, certainly, but I think there’s a greater reason we respond...
