I’m delighted that Susan Morrison and Rebecca Sweet are gracing us with their presence on Gardening Gone Wild with an in depth article on different types of vertical gardening; which is no surprise since they have just published a fantastic book on it, Garden Up! Smart Vertical Gardening for Small and Large Spaces. By the[...]
Starting Over
– Posted in: Garden Design, Garden Musings March 8, 2011For 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[...]
Trees and Peace: A Creative Work In Progress
– Posted in: Garden Musings, Miscellaneous February 24, 2011In my book, Digging Deep: Unearthing Your Creative Roots Through Gardening, I discuss how gardening has the potential to empower individuals to be more creative in the garden…and in life. I recently experienced a beautiful example of this in the hills of Jerusalem. My belief that nature can have a significant effect on working towards peace was[...]
Obsession: A Chase Story
– Posted in: Garden Musings, Garden Visits February 17, 2011Written by Josh McCullough This is the second in a series of posts by Joshua McCullough, the creator of PhytoPhoto, a specialist collection of expertly identified botanical, horticultural and environmental photos; images supplied to a wide variety of print mediums. Josh has been a judge for Picture This Photo Contest on multiple occasions. His work[...]
The Fragility of Time
– Posted in: Garden Design, Garden Musings January 22, 2011It is rare after looking at a piece of art that I feel compelled to return to it, not just once but time and again. Such was the case with Ignacio Canales Aracil , a Spanish sculptor, who wanted to share his work with me. To say I was awed by what I saw would[...]