Monthly Archives: March 2007

I’ve become an absolute whore when it comes to garden shows, workshops, Garden Conservancy Open Days, symposia….anywhere in the country and twice to Chelsea. I took design jobs I hated just to pay for my trips. I call it my … Continue reading →

A meme is like a questionnaire among friends and family to see what your faves and raves are all about. Here is a wild one from A Lake County Point of View. Y’ all can play. Send me your list. … Continue reading →

Here’s a cool link, to one of my all time favorite gardening sites, before I even knew about blogs: THE HUMAN FLOWER PROJECT. Apparently there is a very cool movie out there, for those of you who like foreign flicks, … Continue reading →

Last night at 5pm Mountain Daylight Time we wrapped up the 2007 Boise Flower and Garden Show. Amen. Adios. Ciao. I am taking a break from show design for the next year. Not that I was asked to do next … Continue reading →

Alright, I’ll admit it. I am not as spunky as I’d like to be this week, appendectomy and all. And I am totally distracted with getting the garden installation completed for the Boise Flower and Garden Show. And I have … Continue reading →

This information comes at an interesting time in my life. Kisha Schlegel’s weekly column in the New West Online Weekly ‘Zine touches a very sore subject with me. I could not believe how awful the food was in the hospital. … Continue reading →

It would be a cross between Iron Chef and The Apprentice. Here’s how the week is shaping up: Sunday, said good bye to angry appendix. Monday, 5 pm, discover there will be no tulips for the show garden. Local crop … Continue reading →

I thought it was kind of funny last year when two days before the flower and garden show, the 1200 tulips refused to open on cue because of bad weather and low light. Well, that doesn’t even begin to tell … Continue reading →

This is a grand and loving idea: Friends with Flowers and I found out about the program while reading my friend Kathy Purdy’s blog, Cold Climate Gardening.. If anyone out there has any spare time, maybe they could get this … Continue reading →

Seems like every year, just around Easter, I get all fired up and need to make an enormous mess and production in the kitchen. I gotta have me a southern Maryland Stuffed ham. And here’s a weird coincidence: I was … Continue reading →