My friend, Mary Ann, suggested I write more about the origins of my garden. My first thought was "Oh, no, I want it to be perfect and in bloom, and I don't have any good pictures …
Green Thumb Sunday: Fences and Arbors
Yesterday, the gates and fences bordering both my garden and the six and a half acres surrounding it stuck my fancy. The line "'Good fences make good neighbors'" from the poem, …
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Snow Angel
More snow today. This angel stands in my front flower bed. She keeps watch over the kale and pansies I planted last fall, which reminds me that I still need to plant the spring …
Green Thumb Sunday–Color Me Thankful
My friend, Debbie B., asked me a question on Friday, and I've thought about it ever since. She and her son wondered why fall colors echo the colors of Thanksgiving. Why does this …
Summer’s Last Bouquet
I have a painting by Sandi Gore Evans titled "Last Rose of Summer." A Mason jar holds two yellow roses just turning to brown. Parchment petals litter the countertop. A lace …
Why a Blog?
Good question. It's one my friends have asked, along with others like whether I'll have anything to write. I hope so. Tucking infant plants into much-amended sandy soil and caring …