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Today, I went out without a jacket. This weekend, there’s a work party organized for my Community Garden. This can only mean one thing: Spring is here!

I finally have ADSL again. One month without Internet access at home and I was about to go mental. Who knew it would take so long to set up a new account? But we’re into the new place, and while far from settled, we’re in. From now forth, I’ll be back to my more frequent […]

I’ve been back since Monday, but this being the Best Week Ever, I’ve been a little busy. Certainly too busy to look at all 900 of my Cuba photos, let alone upload them and write about our vacation. So I’m giving you a very small sampling with the above photo of what the locals called […]

Well, we’re off. I’ll be in Havana and Viñales, Cuba, until January 24. I promise to bring back photos, stories, and tales of Cuban gardens. Until then, here’s an excerpt from the Havana Moon Handbook on the royal palm, Rostonea regia: The indisputable symbol of Cuba is the majestic royal palm, which grows singly or […]

Often, just a quick glimpse at a house reveals whether its residents include children. Kids have a tendency to make their mark: vagrant toys and boisterous games have a deleterious effect on perennial borders, while the brightly hued durable plastic that is typical of children’s play structures doesn’t make for the most elegant of garden […]

So, I’m thinking about studying to become a Master Gardener. There’s an information session this coming Monday, October 17, at Van Dusen Botanical Garden, during which I will have to complete “a multiple-choice test on general gardening situations.” Alternatively, I could apply to the UBC garden design program for significantly more money. Thoughts? Advice? Anyone […]

Bette Midler on gardening: “My whole life had been spent waiting for an epiphany, a manifestation of God’s presence, the kind of transcendent, magical experience that lets you see your place in the big picture. And that is what I had with my first compost heap.” From the marvelous Horticultural, Jane Perrone’s organic gardening blog.

I’m a writer by trade and by persuasion. Or I was until I accepted a full-time job that started as strictly writing/communications and then morphed into more of a marketing job. But before that, I was a freelance copywriter. Still do some of that on the side, but what I really love is to write […]