Field Trip! Leigh on 14 Jun 2010
Calvin Bey is Fayetteville’s resident guru on organic, biointensive gardening for nutrient-dense produce. I’ve had the privilege of taking his class and continuing to be mentored by this amazing gardener. Today I’m sharing some pics from his open-garden day back in mid-May. Harmony Garden was also featured in the FGNS Through The Garden Gate Tour [...]
Out In The Garden Leigh on 07 Feb 2010
I received the sad news today that a beloved member of the Fayetteville community, Nancy M, died today after a courageous battle with cancer. Nancy was a singer, musician, composer and chorus director of the Everyone Can Sing Chorus. I met her only a handful of times, but she was one of those people who [...]
Out In The Garden Leigh on 09 Dec 2009
When I had the delight of touring my friend Susanna’s garden a while back, she told me one of those stories only another passionate digger can appreciate. Seems that in winter, by the time she got off work and got home to cover the things in the winter beds, it was already pitch dark. So [...]
Field Trip! Leigh on 22 Jun 2009
Continuing on Omni’s Peace Garden Tour from a couple weeks ago, here are the pics from Marie R.’s lovely city shade garden. The garden is named for Julia Ward Howe, an American social activist, abolitionist, poet and author of “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” She was also the first to proclaim “Mother’s Day.”
Marie has a [...]
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