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A Healing Garden Flower

A Healing Garden Flower

I find most gardens to be healing. Even with the thorns, rocks, weeds, and sore back, I find gardens to be a place of peace, serenity, and contemplation. A healing  
The Joy and Chaos of Gardening with Kids

The Joy and Chaos of Gardening with Kids

I just loved reading today's story, "Tiny Gardeners," because it reminded me of my own daughter who is in kindergarten and attends a (mostly) outdoor Waldorf school. In the spring  
A Gardening Romance in Bloom

A Gardening Romance in Bloom

Is there such a thing as gardening romance? If you’ve heard me talk about my wife Becky, you know there is. Becky and I both love the human connection gardening  
A Spring Gardening Poem

A Spring Gardening Poem

There are many things I love about Spring. The smell in the air as the earth unthaws and the soil emerges again. The sound of birds returning home. The sight of forests of  
A Plant Thief!

A Plant Thief!

I'm not even sure where to start with today's story, "The Tulip Thief," by Carmen De Vito. It's a story about being robbed while working at The Horticultural Society of  
Planting a Garden of Lost Secrets

Planting a Garden of Lost Secrets

I'll be the first to say that every time I dig in my garden, I always hope I'll come across some buried treasure. Maybe it will be a lost ring  
The Gardening Joy of Cooking

The Gardening Joy of Cooking

The Gardening Joy of Cooking? Yes, I'm making that up. It's a cookbook that doesn't exist. But once you read this story, you'll understand why. There IS, of course, the Joy of