Heirloom QualityIn this day of fast food and fake news, where can one turn for quality? The more our society tries to satiate us with the shallow, the...
Do You Need Professional Help?I’m super excited to have my first Q & A blog format. This week’s letter comes from my friend and new home-owner in Texas: Do you have a...
Get in the ZoneDetermining which plants will thrive in your yard should be as easy as finding your zone on the ‘paint-by-numbers’ USDA Plant Hardiness...
Tips for Winter Pruning (or howintheworlddoIstartpruning)When? Where? How? Without formal training, pruning can be one of the most intimidating garden tasks. Many of us avoid it all together,...
Cracked Open and DispersedWhen all the garden is brown and greyed, it’s hard to see life. But life there is. Emerging. Waiting for a little breeze to carry seeds...
Eco-Friendly ChristmasI’ve just thrown out another string of Christmas lights again this year. Ugh! I hate seeing all that plastic and wire fill up the...
Counting Time or Making Time Count19 days to Christmas – do words like this make you happy or hurried? Our American celebration of Christmas has become more spectacular...
Life CycleSweet, light tones of a lullaby played over the loudspeaker. We didn't notice it at first. Distracted by the straightening and arranging...
A Stitch in Time...Saves nine. Common knowledge? Old wives tale? Folklore? While recently attending “The School of Making” workshop – a hands-on experience...
The Road Back HomeUproot. There is a time for digging up. For turning the soil. A love lost. Health unhinged. Wealth ripped away. Just like biting into...