It is the zenith of Christmas season, and at times I feel like I have been see-sawing an emotional pendulum of sadness and joy. Christmas is a time I most try to keep an equilibrium, because I want for my family to experience good feelings and memories from this time. I also think there is […]
The wonder of a soul in the outdoors
Garden Thoughts on a Garden Voice
“The chief vice of gardens is to be merely pretty.” -Fletcher Steel I came across that quote when reading grounded design, the blog of a landscape architect, on “Why We Plant“…and it got me thinking. It is an idea that can be extended to many an artistic endeavor. I think that people who are in […]
Signs of Spring
I woke up to snow this morning… one of winter’s end of season visits, just to let Ohio know it is still around. But its days are numbered! I heard one sure sign of spring yesterday- the call of the mourning doves. When I hear that, I know we are on the way out of […]
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 that resonates with some underground opinion of my […]
Amazing Collection of Garden Art from Creative Artist
I don’t think I’ve seen anything quite like it. Yes, there are terra cotta Greenmen sold in many garden outlets, but this is the art form taken to its outer limits. An entire garden filled with the most enchanting terra cotta statues, placed within lovely vignettes that make you want to see more… no overload […]
Bloom Where You Are Planted
Reposted from this time of year in 2004 (Mar.31) This is probably the most important adage of the garden. For you, as the gardener, to commune with the sense of your garden. The location which has its own speech and its own beauty. We often miss that in our modernist thinking that everything will bend […]
