Rewilding Your Garden What Is Rewilding? Rewilding is the act of restoring an area of land to its natural uncultivated state with the reintroduction of native plants, trees, wild animal species that have been driven out or exterminated, then letting nature take over helping natural processes to occur freely. The intention is one of repairing damaged …
Can Photosynthesis Save The World? If you are looking for the smartest energy source on the planet, then look to plants. They have a cheap, clean and abundant way of creating energy: photosynthesis, which is perhaps the most efficient power supply we know. Plants have perfected the conversion of sunlight, water and carbon dioxide into …
Intuitive Gardening Now that the rains have started and our garden watering chores are lessening, perhaps we could all relax a bit by spending more time watching, listening to, and enjoying our gardens. Let’s start at the ground level with the soil. Soil has been around for hundreds of millions of years. It has figured …
June Is Bustin’Out All Over—Rogers & Hammerstein, Carousel, 1956 Like the title of the song, June is bustin’out all over. We eagerly anticipate our annual rains to start mid-June. We celebrate the Summer Solstice on June 21, 2023. Our gardens are all abuzz with new pollinators busily working, and the plants all seem to have …
May Is Hot And Beautiful I recently attended a friend’s 99th birthday celebration and it was a thing of beauty. Having witnessed almost a century of life on this planet, Lois is still thriving and present and, I believe, will be with us for some time to come. Aside from the fact that she is …
April – Renewal & Rebirth The etymology behind the word “April” comes from the verb “aperire,” which means “to open.” It’s commonly believed that the word refers to the season of trees and flowers beginning to open or bloom. Easter 2023 will be observed on Sunday, April 9. As a child I always felt that …
March 4th (Forth) My dear friend John Holley used to observe each March 4th with gusto. To him this day was a cry to continue moving forward, to never let himself get lackadaisical, to grab every bit of deliciousness from every day and strongly soldier on. John is one of my heroes. His bravura towards …
Cleansing: You Are Love During the month of February most of our thoughts turn to Valentine’s Day cards, bouquets of fragrant and colorful flowers, big boxes of chocolates or huge, adorable stuffed animals. Aside from the romantic connotations of February 14th the month of February had different meanings for past civilizations. The name of the …
Beginnings January is a winter month in the northern half of the world and a summer month in the southern half. The name January comes from Janus or Ianus, the Roman god of passage and new beginnings. I’ve always loved the start of a new year: new calendars, new plans, a new verdant view. For gardeners, …
Light Think of December without light…what do you not see? You don’t see the stars in the midnight sky. You don’t see the moon shining its moon tan rays down on us. You don’t see photosynthesis taking place all around us. You don’t see holiday decorations blinking on and off. Pretty sad, right? Now think …
