Posts tagged as:

gardener

Why I Garden

November 24, 2009
Thumbnail image for Why I Garden

Why do I garden? Why does an artist paint? Why does a pianist spend days practicing for an hour long concert? The truth is, I don’t know why I garden. I don’t know why I have an affinity for plants, a need to see them thrive, a hungering for their beauty.
As a child, I [...]

18 comments Read the full article →

Why aren’t there more young(er) gardeners?

December 14, 2007

Not too long ago I was ruminating on the possible reasons why more older gardeners aren’t blogging. Besides all the reasons I mentioned in that post, there was also a more personal reason for thinking about it. Let’s face it, this is my future we’re looking at. Already my vision is worse than it used [...]

25 comments Read the full article →

Why don’t more older gardeners blog?

November 20, 2007

I was one of several garden bloggers inteviewed by Doug Green for an article on garden blogging for The American Gardener, which is published by the American Horticultural Society. I thought the article was a good overview for beginners on the topic, not going too deeply into the technology behind blogging but maintaining accuracy.
Really, you [...]

60 comments Read the full article →

Notes From Zone 4: Garden Blog Pioneer Found

February 11, 2007

In my series on Garden Blog Pioneers, I reported in the final part that Notes From Zone 4 was MIA. Well, they’re back.
If you ever had doubts that a cold climate garden could look good, take one look at their banner image and doubt no more. Then, appetite whetted, browse through their gallery. A sight [...]

3 comments Read the full article →

Building strength: Training for spring

February 4, 2007

I just want you to know I am continuing my resolve to get stronger for gardening. You got that right–it’s not spring training, it’s training for spring!

7 comments Read the full article →

In the Garden of Resolve

December 19, 2006

Gardeners know that the calendar year is an artificial construct. It’s not even so much that the new year really begins in spring, as that to everything there is a season. Consequently, I find the concept of New Year’s resolutions rather alien to my thinking and way of life. I am resolving to do better [...]

25 comments Read the full article →