Bible plants in Minneapolis?! This northern city is 13 degrees further north in latitude and at least 4 hardiness zones …
Weeding & Wormwood
While weeding is generally considered part of the cultivating work of keeping a garden, the practice has a nuance all to …
Days of Awe
The Days of Awe are upon us, the ten-day stretch between the Feast of Trumpets and Yom Kippur, a holy observance in the …
What to Do with Rue
“What will you dowith the rue?”the garden center salesclerk quizzed, as I handed over my 4-inch pots of the enigmatic …
Moses’ Murmuring Vegetables
Welcome to the Prophets & Leaders Bible Garden Design Lent Series, a sequence of landscape vignettes incorporating …
In Praise of Public Gardens
This week is National Public Gardens week, May 13th—May 19th, initiated by the American Public Gardens Association …
Garden Contrasts and the Wandering Way
Contrasts have fascinated me throughout this spring and summer season. In my speeches, we have been exploring stories …
Artemisia, My Garden MVP
Memorial Day weekend is a sort of season opener for gardeners. So with the holiday past and gardening now in full swing, …
Welcomed Home with Garden Wonders
How wonderful the infusion of scent, beauty and blooms to the frazzle of my day! Take me away, dear garden, dear God; …