It's mid-January and life has returned to normal. The celebrations have been completed and now we get to return some time to the activities that provide motivation and enjoyment to our everyday life. For those of us that love gardening, but live in cold climates where winter makes a solid statement, it is a great time to try a terrarium. …
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Gardener ‘Shape Up’ – It’s Not A Challenge, It’s About Being Mindful
It's January and yes it's the time of year that many of us are revitalizing our commitment to living healthy. Although do you ever feel January seems to run counter intuitive to this goal? It's colder, darker and gloomier than most other times of the year (in the Northern Hemisphere anyway) so it's tougher to …
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A LOVE(ly) Day Filled With Tulips
So last week was filled with red hearts, dark chocolates and Cupid's mischievous arrow flying about...and Mother Nature was somehow struck along the way, for she showed some sweet love to us here in the Boise valley and the thermometer topped out in the mid-50s for several days in a row! Of course, this change …
Fiji: A Feast For Winter Eyes
For those of you with a case of winter blahs... that are tired of looking at a white horizon with nothing but gray and brown shapes scattered about and dismayed each day wondering if the sun will break through the hazy fog, here's a bit of the Fiji islands to feast your eyes upon! (I …
My February Edible Garden
February is here and I'm getting excited as my seeds arrive, the 2012 growing season is about to begin. Fresh 'green goods' from my garden no longer seem like a pipe dream as I look out onto the bland back yard. I'm imagining how wonderful they will look and taste in just a another couple …
First Snow Inspires A Winter Haiku
First winter snow falls Dry trees breathe deeply with smile A joyous trip to Seattle is my tea A little winter Haiku for me today after awaking to the first snowfall in the Boise area. And yes, the trees and other plants in the garden are happy today because it has been such a dry …
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