Snippets from a Two-Time Garden Day Survivor
The Question It was May a year ago. With eyes glazed and jaw dropped, my mouth mumbled, “What? You’re inviting us to open our new home and garden for Garden... Read more.
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 arrangement in soil?... Read more.
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 mental and physical discipline... Read more.
Community Gardens
Feeding Body and Soul Miss Minnie brought us eggs from her backyard chickens. Curles Neck Dairy delivered bottles of milk from nearby county cows to our back porch.... Read more.
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 everyone else, prize... Read more.
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 back-lit blossoms glowing... Read more.
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 houses. But not so for... Read more.
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 know, that talk about “The... Read more.
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 we call our garden? The... Read more.