Monday March 18, 2024
12
Gardening – stepping outside, putting our hands in the dirt, muddying our boots and delighting in the magic of sprouting seeds sown only weeks ago. I have dabbled in gardening since my late twenties having witnessed the beauty and mental rejuvenation brought into our lives as my mother’s garden, grand and created from scratch – simply a pasture waiting for her attention – cultivated over the duration of 40+ years brought and brings comfort for our family, friends and pets during times of everyday life and celebrations. Upon finding and purchased my home – Le Papillon – on the sunny side of Bend, Oregon, I began to garden in earnest, becoming a student of Mother Nature, guided by the expertise of British gardener Monty Don and the entire Gardeners’ World team and finding a grounding calm as the seasons come and go, all the while savoring what arrives with each.
In the posts below, available exclusively to TOP Tier Members, discover what I have learned, glimpses and tours of my own small garden – more a potàger than organized beds and sections – and what I do throughout the year, learning as I go and finding great peace and contentment as I potter about in the soil with the birds keeping me company as they dine at the bird cafés and my pups close by, the most wonderful gardening companions, all holding me in the present moment.
Monday March 18, 2024
12
Monday February 19, 2024
12
Monday January 15, 2024
9
Saturday December 30, 2023
0
Monday December 18, 2023
5
Monday November 20, 2023
8
Monday October 23, 2023
11
Monday September 11, 2023
16
Monday August 14, 2023
46
Monday July 31, 2023
19
Monday June 19, 2023
15
Wednesday May 24, 2023
168
Monday May 22, 2023
158
Monday May 22, 2023
31
Monday April 24, 2023
9
Monday March 27, 2023
10
Monday February 6, 2023
11
Monday January 9, 2023
31
Monday December 26, 2022
4
Monday September 19, 2022
12
Saturday August 20, 2022
13
Wednesday May 18, 2022
14
Wednesday December 8, 2021
5
Wednesday September 8, 2021
15