LeliaNov 3, 20213 minEdith Wharton's Gardening Life“I am intrigued by writers who garden and by gardeners who write. The pen and the trowel are not interchangeable, but seem often linked.”...
LeliaJan 24, 20214 minGardens: A Commonplace"In summer, we work hard to make a tidy garden, bordered by pansies with rows or clumps of columbine, petunias, bleeding hearts. Then we...
LeliaAug 4, 20201 minWhat 15 Minutes Can DoI've been angry at my garden this summer. Hot, humid weather, weeds, perfectionism and overwhelm have led to resentment, resistance and...
LeliaJul 12, 20201 minNoticing Leads to WonderingI'm a reluctant gardener. Sometimes I get cranky at the work it requires. But once I get outside and start noticing what I'm seeing, what...
LeliaMay 5, 20201 minGardening Lessons"Become a gardener with an emphasis on wonder and play." - Bill Plotkin, Nature and the Human Soul The garden is always a great teacher...