Leaves speak to us in a quiet manner. Coming in many different shapes and sizes, leaves are one of nature's gifts to the garden. Observing leaves can enlighten us on ways to reflect upon our life's journey. In one of my horticultural communities, Plantrama.com, C.L. Fornari and Ellen Zachos are … [Read more...]
Refresh, Restore, Resume
Refresh, restore and resume has been the theme of my 2018. As I age, I am listening to my body, as well as my Elders. The things I used to do, are done a bit differently now. Refreshing my mindset on what I want to do took center stage over everything else. I actually hired garden assistance to … [Read more...]
Perspectives – Healing Gardens
Healing Gardens are the topic of a terrific article in Landscape Architecture Magazine. Mind, Soul, Design focuses on the concept of designing gardens for healing. Virginia Burt, FASLA was seeking more depth and meaning to this topic. Landscaping that incorporated functionality to help healthy … [Read more...]
Inner Gardening with Black Panther
Long overdue, the movie " Black Panther" was a delight to see. Recalling the tidbit of a preview shared at Blogalicious last year, I knew I wanted to see this movie. What I did not realize at the time, was how much the messaging would resonate to the world as we know it today. I eat, breathe … [Read more...]
Dad, My Favorite Gardener
Dad, My Favorite Gardener. How many people can call their favorite gardener, Dad? A gardener in so many ways, he was more than just your average guy. Dad was a man who was thoughtful, firmly kind and always desired that we be the best we could be in whatever we chose to be. Dad wanted me to … [Read more...]
How Full Is Your Bowl…
I happened upon a beautiful bowl, created for yarn. Although when I held it, I knew it had a greater purpose as well. A handmade, hand turned bowl made in Central India. A bowl offered by Darn Good Yarn that helps women uplift and helps other women with families. The Owner, Nicole Snow, had a … [Read more...]
Growing and Gifting – A Seasonal Interlude
Growing and gifting were THE two things that were paramount to my first Saturday of personal downtime. It has been an exciting but busy year, filled with travel, education, and FUN. I seized the opportunity to gift myself by attending an event to grow my circle of contacts and perhaps learn more … [Read more...]
Weeds Among Us
Weeds among us have been on my mind all week. When we have weeds in our gardens, we do whatever it takes to get rid of them. Some might prefer to rid the weeds among us with serious chemicals. I saw a weed killer the other day that promised to rid the garden for 90 days, another for 9 months and … [Read more...]
Memories & Seasonal Transition….
Six months ago, on this date in August, I was standing in Monet's garden at the edge of the town of Vernon, in France. I was not thinking of anything but the beauty that surrounded me at that very moment in time. I paused to look up at the house, perhaps where Monet stood at some point in time to … [Read more...]
Believe With Me in 2016
It is 2016, a brand new year. A new year allowing us the opportunity to believe that things will be better, get better. Another chance to believe that we can be and can do better. Simply put, another once in a lifetime opportunity to believe, for we will not see 2016 ever again in our … [Read more...]