It is a fact of life. Like weeds. You don't even notice how it creeps up on you, but suddenly it is there and it must be dealt with: Age Two things begat this post, the fact that the heat has forced me to stay indoors and updating a post that … [Read more...] about When Gardeners and Their Gardens Grow Old
the REAL world
Nature Will Have Her Way
Nature takes no halfway measures. When in balance, with the sure and languorous change of seasons, we are lulled into the belief that our regimes and schemes hold sway, that humanity is all powerful in its display of dominance and power. Our … [Read more...] about Nature Will Have Her Way
The Growing Season Review
July looked best You know how people like to summarize their year during December and especially at the turn of the year? Well, this is that time for Gardeners. Premature you say? For me, I will yet again be absent from my garden and al … [Read more...] about The Growing Season Review
Why Your Plants Die
Graves At Dawes ArboretumIf I looked at the list in my Plant Cemetery I might be led to believe I have a black thumb instead of a green one. I've lost that many plants. This is not a confession to relieve my conscience, but an illustration of one of … [Read more...] about Why Your Plants Die
Too Much Candy Is Probably Not A Good Thing
Too much candy? Why is she writing about this in her garden blog? You can blame it on an article I read on garden writing, Garden Photographs – some problems. And while I am not a big fan of ranting about garden topics, occasionally I read something … [Read more...] about Too Much Candy Is Probably Not A Good Thing
A Curmudgeonly Gardener
It could be blamed on the time of year, or it could be blamed on being cooped up in winter's closed quarters. Or it might be the frustrated attempts to figure out yet another snafu in the maze of computer troubleshooting. It doesn't really matter the … [Read more...] about A Curmudgeonly Gardener
another comment that grew
a brief dialog like this one between ilona and me on the blog comment page is bigger than a txt or twitter, and smaller than an email, a letter or-gasp-a phonecall. really it has already been happening, right before our "screen-tired" eyes. it's the … [Read more...] about another comment that grew
Rainer's Photo of native biomass exampleI recently wrote a profile on English ivy, and it is with interest that I read this passionate gardener/landscaper's post calling us to throw off the yoke of the groundcover and take on a style of native … [Read more...] about
The Dilettante’s Lament
once upon a timeThe trouble with my gardening, ..oh let's admit it.. my whole life, is how widely interested, and thus shallowly engaged, I am with so many things. The only thing that gave me depth in my knowledge and experience of gardening has been … [Read more...] about The Dilettante’s Lament
How Did I Get Here Again? Advice For Older Gardeners
Life Is Good A fellow garden blogger has to cut back on the hard labor in the yard due to medical issues. I can identify. We all grow older, and our gardens grow older... we can move from a garden (or house) that is too much work, but you are sort … [Read more...] about How Did I Get Here Again? Advice For Older Gardeners
