“Gardening is a sacred act. When you dig a hole in the ground, and feel the soil in the palm of your hands or as it crumbles between your fingers, you’re participating in a ritual that’s been taking place since the dawn of humankind. There’s a rhythm to gardening that soothes our souls and awakens [...]
Do you remember the first time a flower grabbed your heart? Did you touch its petals, breathe in its intoxicating scent, perhaps look at it from a distance, and then walk forward to observe it from a closer range? Did you ever ponder over why flowers matter? The Birth of Flowers In a National Geographic Article, authored by [...]
Connecting with nature is something that most gardeners do naturally – at least while working in our gardens. But how many of us take the time – on a daily basis- to have an interlude with nature in the world outside of our backyards? I know that I can be as guilty as the next [...]
Do you plant the same thing in your garden year after year? In my last garden, each spring when I walked around and envisioned what I wanted to plant that year, I always went through the same process of longing for the familiar. An old fashioned climbing rose, bleeding hearts, or salvia that I had [...]
For several years now, I’ve talked and written about how living with ambiguity is an integral part of the creative process. My book, Digging Deep: Unearthing Your Creative Roots Through Gardening, touches upon this subject in more detail. I want to share a personal story with you that once again reminded me that learning to [...]