A Guest Post from the Garden FairiesWhere’s Carol? It’s been weeks, it seems, since she’s spent any real time out here in the garden.I know! I hear she came out a few days ago, gave the compost …
The Rewards of a Garden
I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance that I should have been by any epaulet …
Weedless Gardening
After seeing my sister’s garden this past weekend, I felt a little guilty about not finishing the book Weedless Gardening by Lee Reich, which is the current, and final, selection of the Garden …
Crape Myrtles in Indiana!
How will southern gardeners react when they find out that we can grow Crape Myrtles here in Indiana?I expect some might say, “No fair, you’ve already got lilacs!”Others might say, “Good, you can have …
Third Grade And Gardening
Sometimes, when I multiply numbers in my head, I think back to my third grade teacher, Miss Milner.Miss Milner made learning how to multiply a competition by giving anyone who could multiply all the …
Mowing Is Like Dreaming
Mowing the grass is a like lot dreaming.While mowing, a thousand and one thoughts occur to me. I solve problems. I come up with answers to questions that I hadn’t even thought to ask. I think through …
