Overwhelmed by Gardening
It is that time of year to be overwhelmed by gardening. Green life is bursting forth everywhere! You can almost sense the growth and activity in the air. We see the tenacity of nature and green...
View ArticleTrumpet Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens
A few years ago I was volunteering at a local native plant nursery. The owner gave us volunteers some Trumpet Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens. This is a semi-evergreen climbing vine. It was on its...
View ArticleWorm Poem
This is a worm poem that came to me while I was out in my garden yesterday. We are in the depths of winter, but it was a nice day–in the fifties. I was putting together a small raised bed. I picked...
View ArticleStinging Nettle Poem
This stinging nettle poem talks about cleaning up the nettle stalks in the middle of winter AND still getting stung even though they are mostly dead. Here and there some of the dead stalks have some...
View ArticleAmaryllis Poem
I wanted to share this Amaryllis bulb experience through this Amaryllis poem. I started about 3-4 years ago with one Amaryllis bulb. I planted it in a large pot with lots of worm compost. During...
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