Oasis Have you ever stopped to ask if you can harvest seeds from a Hollyhock or Morning Glory or spent Sunflower? One can always tell whether or not you are asking the beneficiary of the gardener’s labors or the gardener, by their response. The beneficiary looks at you suspiciously, curious as to...
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Why It Is Called Beaver Dam We are often accused of not helping out the economy because we are great do it yourself types. Well, we did try to hire someone, to pick-up the overabundance of autumn leaves that we had raked; to no avail. He spent hours, accomplishing little, other...
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My Miraculous Gardenias Our neighbors moved from the house, across the street, a while back. The house has recently been sold, but for a good long while, with their permission, I would walk across the street, and harvest my favorite flowers, gardenias, from their beautiful bush. Having fresh cut flowers or blooming...
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My Mother’s Avocado Tree Bear’s Fruit “Then he told this parable: A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now...
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Dandelion Walking through Toronto, I happened upon patches of Dandelion’s. I instantly thought of my Mother who used to harvest the weed, to eat them – they are good for your liver, she would say. They do call out summer is here! I started snapping pictures, of...
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Tending Someone Else’s’ Garden What I most liked, about the first house, we bought, was that the yard was a blank canvas. With the exception of a few standard shrubs, the yard was basically empty. After years of container gardening, it was wonderful to finally have a place where...
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The Royal Poinciana There are few trees more magnificent than the flowering Royal Poinciana! Its’ striking display of color brightens spring and summer, in tropical climates, with an all but unequaled exuberance, which has justifiably earned it the name Flamboyant in many regions of the world. While I usually prefer a...
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My Briefly Hanging Garden This small space, in the front of the house in Florida, is my favorite garden. I normally refer to it as my Orchid Garden, as between the hibiscus and bougainvillea, it is the most shaded area of the yard; and thus provides a perfect environment for the orchids to...
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Bromeliads in Bloom! I know, it looks like an ordinary plant. But when burst forward . . . oh my! This is why we keep bromeliads. Such striking color! All they require is water in their crowns, truly. A favorite in my garden and home.
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Day Lilly’s Day Lilly’s are unsung heroes of the garden. While they may not seem very spectacular, growing along the side of the road, without much care, with their rather common name, they are steady, reliable, and can be depended on to bloom, regardless of the level of neglect or love they are...
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