Why it's OK to cry over your garden

This morning my husband walked into the kitchen and found me standing with silent tears rolling down my cheeks.

“What’s the matter?” says he. “It’s my garden. I hate it! Here I am writing a gardening blog and I hate my garden. What am I going to do?” I replied.

When your garden makes you cry

Fortunately my [...]

Why you need to sleep "naked" in your garden tonight

My Bed by whologwhy

Soft evening breezes kissed my hair. I reclined on my blue blanket, under the trees. No bugs were biting.

I was out at  Shakespeare in the Park.  MacBeth was magnificent, but Mother Nature stole the show. She drew me in and captured me.

“This time and place will never be again. Stay with [...]

How to potter about in your garden

Pot-ter (verb): to do things in a slow and enjoyable way (MacMillan Dictionary).

Have you pottered about in your garden recently? It seems to me that pottering about is a neglected, maybe even a dying, art.

What is pottering about?

Online dictionaries describe pottering about with a variety of terms, many of them derogatory. Some say it’s the [...]

Why you should grow one tomato plant

I think Courtney Carver has the right idea when it comes to growing food. Earlier this week Courtney posted a mini mission at her blog Be More With Less. A mini mission is a small challenge. Here’s what Courtney had to say.

“Just grow something that you can eat. Even if it’s just one thing. Planting [...]

Dear reader, thanks for...

Lucy and Frank, Nov 2010

Dear reader,

The turkey is defrosting, Thanksgiving has almost reached Kansas.

I’m thankful for you.

This year through reading my blog you have given me:

insight into what holds me back, as I think about how to help you and encourage you

enthusiasm to take on new gardening projects so that I can share them [...]