Category: gardening
Gardening in Oregon
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The Japanese anemones in the garden are so delicate and sweet. Some people call them windflowers, not sure why. Every morning this week, I’ve been savoring them, knowing the winds and the rain are coming; an atmospheric river heading this way. But not today. I wonder what that delicate perennial knows of the weather. Does…
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The people who owned our house before us planted more than 30 feet of grape vines, several varieties, all seedless. It reminds me of the saying that the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. These grapes probably were planted at least that far back. This year, we harvested almost 90 pounds.…
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In early May, I came upon a poem that had a sweet spirit in it, an every-day-ness that also was a kind of blessing. I got permission from the poet to share it here, but things happened and in the mess of all the things, this poem slipped away from me. It came back this…
Susan Palmer's Exquisite Now 