Book Shelf: Lauri Kranz’s “A Garden Can Be Anywhere”
When you make potagers this gorgeous, best put them in a coffee-table book.
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The courtyard/kitchen garden conundrum
Must-make potager decisions before I can finalize the courtyard plan.
Garden Goals for 2026
And what are yours? I’d love to hear—
Linking About: Inspiring minds, endangered plants and nature’s torch
Let’s go gently into the new year, shall we?
Book Shelf: “Evergreen: The Trees That Shaped America” by Trent Preszler
A brief history of repeated, short-sighted American deforestation.
Ghosts of potagers past: Florida
A kitchen garden with a river view.
Ghosts of potagers past: California
How an overgrown lot became a picturesque and productive kitchen garden.
Linking About: Artful chicken coops, killer bugs, and restoration on every level
... including snack-sized gardening shows to savor.
Garden and nature books to give and receive
A holiday gift guide of sorts.
November ’25: Comical, really
A fitting end to my dahlia story, among other things.
On My List: Evergreen shrubs
Seeking non-deciduous and non-coniferous options!
Un/paving the way for a courtyard patio
Asphalt reduction plan, step one.
links
Linking About: Farmers’ Almanacs (x 3), ancient wisdom relearned, Paris replanted ...
... and more great reads, watches and listens.
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Book Shelf: Gardenista: The Low-Impact Garden
A coffee-table bookful of thought-provoking, ecological gardens and tips.
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On My List: Planned senescence
Choosing grasses for fall texture and movement.
almanac
October ’25: Mild, dry and stunning
Assorted pics and factoids from the month that was.
links
Linking About: Podcasts for gardening to, the loss of nature words and colors ...
+ capturing fall color at home
inspiration
Field Trip: Russel Wright’s living legend, Manitoga
I was not prepared for the “garden” at Dragon Rock.
my garden
Roasting cherry tomatoes for later
The gift you’ll thank yourself for in the dead of winter.
plant list
On My List: Keystone plants
The start of a planting plan, with the most eco-beneficial plants first.
links
Linking About: Saving seeds, leaving leaves, and our collective loss of smells ...
A very October link list.
my garden
On the value of mistakes and ‘failures’
... and sharing them publicly in a world of make-believe effortlessness.
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Snapshots: Hello, Steve!
My first homegrown dahlia, in all her peachy splendor.
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Book Shelf: “The Garden Against Time” by Olivia Laing
My new favorite literary garden memoir — and I haven’t even finished it yet.