Singing in the Garden
Recent Stories
Ginny Neil
Singing in the Garden: The Forest Cure
When I was growing up, I went to summer camp. It was my most-anticipated event of the year. The small, Christian camp I attended was set below stately pines, hickories, maples and oaks. ... Read more
Ginny Neil
Singing in the Garden: The Perfect Plan
The best laid plans are the ones you can find again. —Ginny Read more
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
Ginny Neil
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
Ginny Neil
Edging Up to Happiness
You can bury a lot of troubles by digging in the dirt. — unknown Read more
Ginny Neil
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
Ginny Neil
Growing Forgiveness
My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them. —Mitch Hedberg Read more
Ginny Neil
Zoning Out
I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house. —Nathaniel Hawthorne Read more
Ginny Neil
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