Singing in the Garden
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The 7 Seasons of Gardening
To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven. —Ecclesiastes 3:1 Read more
Ginny Neil
Ten Thousand Reasons to Smile
…And then my heart with pleasure fills, and dances with the daffodils. —William Wordsworth Read more
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The Apples On The Hill
Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree. —Martin Luther Read more
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Edging Up to Happiness
You can bury a lot of troubles by digging in the dirt. — unknown Read more
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Where the Wild Things Grow
Eat leeks in March and wild garlic in May, and all the year after physicians may play. —Old Welsh Rhyme Read more
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Growing Forgiveness
My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them. —Mitch Hedberg Read more
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Zoning Out
I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house. —Nathaniel Hawthorne Read more
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A Sense of Wonder
It's easy to feel wonder-struck in a garden - especially if you cultivate delight. -Diane Ackerman Read more
It's All in the Family
The name daisy comes from “day’s eye” because the flower is only open during the day and closes up at night. ~Wikipedia Read more
The Gathering of the Greens
That time of year thou mayest in me behold, when yellow leaves, or none, or few do hang upon the boughs which shake against the cold. Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang….William Shakespeare Sonnet 73 Read more
Fall Beauty
All through autumn we hear a double voice: one says everything is ripe; the other says everything is dying. The paradox is exquisite. We feel what the Japanese call "aware"-an almost untranslatable word meaning something like "Beauty tinged with sadn Read more
The Wire Grass Wars
When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant. ~author unknown Read more