May 2, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – May 2 The second day in Gifts From The Garden Month is dedicated to appreciating how the garden offers us a widow into the natural world. Some might be content with planting their geraniums and Dracaena spikes every year and not thinking any...
Apr 18, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – April 18 I spoke at a Spring Planting Festival at the garden center today, helping people learn about vegetable gardening. Other speakers talked about the effect of too much synthetic nitrogen fertilizers, how to make compost, and other aspects...
Nov 22, 2008 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens
“Can I fold your laundry?” my mother-in-law asks. “That would be wonderful,” I reply. It’s nice not to have to do this routine chore myself, and I realize that it gives her a purpose and helps her to feel needed. My mother-in-law has recently moved in with us and we...
