I am grateful to live and garden where I can grow vegetables, enough to make a dinner completely from the garden. Monday evening's harvest included zucchini squash, some of it slightly oversize, …
The names we give to boats, gardens, and… mowers
We like to name things after people and places. This ferry boat which took seventy plus garden bloggers from Seattle to Bainbridge Island last week is obviously named after a place, the city of …
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Garden Design Update: Garden Gate
I've always liked the idea of entering the vegetable garden via a gate. With a gate, the garden feels more like an enclosure, a sanctuary, a quiet retreat separate from the rest of the yard. I …
I can explain, maybe
I've received several suggestions to clarify all the guest bloggers and people (personas) I write about here on my blog. I am happy to oblige and intend over the next few days to create a separate …
Comparisons and Thank You’s
It's inevitable. We all do it. We go someplace else, maybe a different climate, a different hardiness zone. We look around and it is green and lush and the sky is blue and they've had some rain. We …
Postcard from Bainbridge Island
A beautiful garden at the Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island with a thousand shades of green glistening on a cool, rainy day. How does one describe such a place? How many... Garden fairies here! …
