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Growing up my mom shared her love of movies and musicals with me.  She would save her earnings to take the family to local theater productions and movie musicals on the big screen.  I so loved the dance performances by greats like Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron.  Although I never acquired the...

June 22nd through the 28th we celebrate pollinators and their huge role in the balance of our ecosystems.  Although we hear and read much on pollinators, have you ever visited a truly “pollinator friendly” garden?  There is one located right in your backyard.  The National Museum of Dance Gardens located at 99 South Broadway...

Have you noticed an uptick in people and their families pursuing gardening?  Seed vendors have been sold out of many vegetable and flower seeds.  Garden gloves, tools, pots and growing supplies are in short supply on store shelves.  My greenhouse friend says he has been swamped (so glad to hear a local small business...

These past few weeks have upended our lives in unimaginable ways.  Things like social distancing, shelter in and massive job loses have brought life as we know it to a screeching halt.  My old Occupational Therapy training and 20 plus years of gardening experience tell me meaningful daily activities will help me manage these...

The February meltdown has begun.  The calendar tells us Spring will officially arrive March 19th.  Are you ready for the 2020 gardening season?  Before the last 2 weeks of snow dumps, I was out assessing my gardens, making notes of things that need attention.  Apparently, I neglected to get all those acorns out of...

The Case for Investing Good Fall Garden Practices The leaves are changing colors, and beginning their rapid downfall into my garden beds.  My perennials are browning out and drooping heavily in the beds.The acorns are dropping by the thousands!  I am often pelleted by  them as I begin my fall garden work.  Hmmm….lots of...

This month my gardens and I begin to show signs of slowing down for the season.  I actually begin to reap the rewards of my seasonal efforts.  The initial efforts in spring preparations, fertilization and simple design re-configurations now give me time to pause and truly appreciate my hard work. The Joy of the...

This week is National Pollinator Week.  So get out to a garden and see what birds, bees, butterflies and other garden creatures do to provide us food and beauty.   The National Pollinator Project  reports that somewhere between 75% and 95% of all flowering plants on the earth need help with pollination.   They need...

Flowers have symbolic meaning for a wide range of things.  Many can be powerful.   I recently came across the origins of the red poppy as a symbol of remembrance on Memorial Day.  I  recall my parents buying those little crepe paper poppies for us to wear at the Memorial Day parade.    The Farmers...

I am old enough to remember the Sears Toy Catalog.  Each Fall it would arrive at our doorstep.  My brother and sisters would argue over who gets it first.  We would them spend the next month or so circling or dogearing the page that displayed the toys we most wanted Santa to bring for...