Articles by Pat Stone

A Cat in the Garden

A Cat in the Garden

I’ve always wondered what pets think about gardening. What are they thinking when they hop up and dig holes in freshly planted beds? Is it that they’re chasing a little  
A Simple Lesson for Gardening with Kids

A Simple Lesson for Gardening with Kids

When my children were young, I was sure that they didn’t listen. Even a doe-eyed three year old attached at the hip who seems like they’re patiently listening to all  
A Garden of Miracles Celebrated

A Garden of Miracles Celebrated

There are many quotes in today’s piece from Diana Wells dating back as far as 1597 about the premise that what we are cultivating is a garden of miracles in  
A Foul but Funny Gardening Tale

A Foul but Funny Gardening Tale

There are a lot of funny gardening stories I can relate to. Kids picked the tomatoes too early? Been there. Dog tore up 200 freshly planted bulbs? Totally! There was  
A Mother’s Garden

A Mother’s Garden

I can’t claim to know what it’s like to be a mother, but what I do know is that mothers deserve our utmost respect and appreciation. While women are out  
Time in the Garden

Time in the Garden

Farmers live by the seasons, as do gardeners. And I like to polish my spectacles and dig deep into gardening science, testing my soil and measuring frost dates, sure, but