May 22, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – May 22 Outstanding, extraordinary and sensory. Those are some of the definitions of the adjective sensational. I’m thinking today that these are also the definitions of a garden and the connections that plants and landscapes...
Aug 3, 2010 | my gardens, plants I love, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – August 3 One of the joys of growing perennials and flowering shrubs is having the landscape change, even in mid-summer. I love annuals, and the flowers that they produce all summer, but seeing new colors and textures appear in late summer is...
Nov 18, 2009 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – November 18 I got a tweet from landscape designer Duncan Brine the other day, commenting that I am on a “philosophical roll” here at Whole Life Gardening. Duncan’s twitter name is @GardenLarge, and I like his grand approach to gardening. Duncan...
Oct 15, 2009 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – October 15 I’m always willing to get drunk on garden color, from the yellow spring daffodils to the brilliant annuals in August. In the fall, however, colorful foliage not only catches my eye, but my heart as well. We know that in a few weeks...
Sep 3, 2009 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, plants I love, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – September 3 Today, my garden reminds me that growth is always possible. Without going into details here, it suffices to say that I really need to be reminded of that right now. When I started Report from PIA, I vowed to use these “four seasons...
