Gardening Blog Posts
September Garden Report Card
As educators, September is our month to evaluate what worked last year in our classrooms and what did not. I challenge you to transfer this same type of positive critique to your garden.
Share Your Bounty
I write a lot about the garden being my therapy and how strolling its paths can lift my spirit, or napping on the back porch daybed restores my body. However, the best gift my garden gives is the joy of sharing its bounty.
August Garden Chores
I agree! It’s way too hot to do anything in the garden in August. That’s why I named this segment “Chores” instead of “Checklist.” Persevere and go out early in the morning to beat the heat.
The Mighty Dandelion
I think of all things that show zest
For life, the dandelion beats the rest.
The little winged seed from its white fluff ball
Settle and grow with no urging at all.
Settle in most unlikely places
And soon there’s a crop of dandelion faces.
Starting Over
My raised bed vegetable garden died this year. I am heart-broken, but determined to find the cause and the remedy!
Accidental Perma-culturist
I’m addicted to gardening shows. During one watching spree, I tuned into what the gardener was saying, not only what he was doing, as he strolled through the pathways and trails in his backyard urban-lot garden. I realized that his garden’s organized chaos was kind of like mine. He used the word permaculture to describe the plan behind his horticulturist chaos. What is permaculture anyway?
June Garden Checklist
The heat has arrived earlier than normal this year. It feels like August, but we still have some gardening guidelines for June to check off!
Let Your Garden do the Talking
Your early summer, late spring vegetables are ready for harvest. Stand on your porch. Gaze out on your abundant fresh produce and figure out the answer to the most frequently asked question. “What’s for supper?”
Poppies
I’m on my second year of growing poppies. These majestic yet delicate flowers evoke so many memories for me, especially the profusions of them blanketing the terraces and meadows at the wake of springtime in Lebanon.
Zinnias, the Blue Ribbon Summer Flower
A kiss of the sun for pardon, the song of the birds for mirth, One is nearer God’s heart in a garden, than anywhere else on earth!