A thousand random thoughts of gardening are scattered through every day. Why don't people use the word "beguiling" more often in describing plants and flowers? Beguiling perfectly describes …
Understanding Gardeners – Breathing
Someone told me she were taking a break from her garden. I told her that was fine but she could only hold her breath for so long. Soon enough, she would have to exhale and then she would be back …
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Every garden touches a gardener’s soul
Tucson Botanical Gardens The gardens in and around Tucson, Arizona are quite different from those in my neighborhood. They are filled with cactus, succulents, agaves, and trees that have the tiniest …
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Thoughts From the Desert
Two flights with a layover in between and I was transported from Indianapolis in the Midwest, where Fall is lowering the temps and changing the leaf color, to Tucson in the Southwest, where it felt …
More precious than gold or rubies
These were delicious! More precious to me than gold or rubies, at least for the moment, are the first raspberries from my garden. I planted these raspberry brambles in the spring of 2011 and didn't …
I may garden by myself…
I may garden by myself, but I am never alone in my garden. When I am working in my vegetable garden, I can feel my Dad standing beside me, admiring the neatness of the raised beds. I'm sure, too, …
