Container Gardens
Living Flower Arrangements Have you always envied those individuals who could take just any old pot and make it become a masterpiece floral...
Stop and Smell the Roses
...At The Old City Cemetery Old City Cemetery’s 27-acre public garden includes the largest public collection of antique roses in the...
Ikebana: Friendship Through Flowers
So, what is ikebana anyway? It’s where East meets West in an art form. A spiritual practice. A channel for connecting with nature. A...
Community Gardens
Feeding Body and Soul Miss Minnie brought us eggs from her backyard chickens. Curles Neck Dairy delivered bottles of milk from nearby...
Flowers to the Glory of God
Flowers are the great equalizer. The great common denominator. I’m quite sure this is at the root of why I love them so. Oh, I, like most...
A Farewell Love Letter to my Garden
My dear garden, You taught me to slow down and rejoice in “All Things Bright and Beautiful”—foliage in lime- and blue-greens. And...
Summer Gardens: From Bones to Bounty
When steamy summer days settle in, the fun is over for some gardeners. It’s time to duck off to the beach or tuck into air-conditioned...
The Birds & the Bees
Facts of Life as Told by Pollinators Back in the day we parents squirmed over the inevitable “facts of life” talk with our kids. You...
The Spirit of Place
The ‘Why’ of Gardening What’s up with gardeners anyway? What motivates us to plan, organize, manage and control a piece of this earth...
