Winter is No Match for Warm Gardening Poems
There's not very much blooming in November where I live. By then, the smell of wood smoke is in the air as people gather around backyard fire pits, their faces …
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A Gardening Poem About Life and Death
Today's gardening poem about the rich diversity of a garden, "with plants of a hundred families, in the space between the trees," is a lovely reminder of life and death, …
Celebrating the Flower Moon and Beyond
I love to learn about all the different moons, and think about those who named them so long ago. It's funny how relevant the names are still, today, and how …
A Gardening Poem About Summer
It could just be that Summer is a coveted time of year for those of us who live in lands of four seasons, but I totally relate to today's gardening …
Gardening Poems Like This One Touch the Soul
Gardening can provide nourishment for the body through healthy vegetables and fresh fruits. It can offer nourishment for the soul in lush foliage and gorgeous flowers. But gardening can also …
A Gardening Poem About Thyme
Many old European homes had keeps, food-storage rooms located off the kitchen. The meadow keep was for drying the family's culinary and medicinal herbs and flowers.
Author and herbalist Elizabeth …
A Gardening Poem That Feels Like Summer
When George Gershwin wrote “Summertime” back in 1934, he’d never live long enough to know that it would become one of the most covered songs in history (over 25,000 …
