Garden of Essential Needs
According to the old English proverb, necessity is the mother of invention, and that is never truer than in my tiny courtyard. One thing I’ve learned is a garden is […]
A Garden Shared …
… is pleasure multiplied. One of the great joys of being a gardener is the opportunity it gives us to share. Share the interest, share the plants, the successes, the […]
A Kaleidoscope of Butterflies
Over the past few seasons many gardeners have lamented the increasing absence of insects, butterflies among them. And then just recently, after extensive heat then flooding rains here in Eastern […]
Interrogating the cracks
Cracks are beginning to appear. We’re getting on each other’s nerves, the ‘Woman Who Lives in My Head’ and I. She seems obsessed with the news, the latest depressing COVID19 […]
Re-framing perspective
Patience. The ‘Woman Who Lives in My Head’ has none. Together, we watched breathlessly as the flower spike on my Cattleya orchid slowly emerged from its curled leaf cocoon and […]
Hanging In There
A bright splash of colour on one of my early morning rambles pulled me up short. I had been walking with my head down, deep in thought – there’s a […]
Contained
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted. In the meantime, life marches on, chiming changes all around us – some good, some not so welcome. During moments of contemplation, […]
Untangling
Amid the turmoil of our busy lives, I crave for quiet. Not the silence you might imagine, but rather, a peace-inducing space filled with the music of nature. A salve […]
Beneath Our Feet
So much is going on. Out of sight, but never far from the minds of gardeners. Yes, that’s right! I’m talking about the underworld of the soil. I’ve written before […]
Impatient Impatiens
I have a confession to make: I’m an impatient person. I wish I could say I’m a ‘recovering im-patient’ but that is not yet true. Lately, I’ve been impatient for […]
