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gardening December 20, 2025
In times of great pain and loss, retreating to the garden allows us moments in which to observe, to imagine and ultimately to cope.
gardening September 6, 2025
Prime time for seedlings as new growth beckons
Having begun to nurture the shoots for spring planting, the gardener turns her attention to the heartening prospect of an expanded habitat.
gardening June 21, 2025
Routine is a solace to many, but the winter garden is a reminder that change will come, and the gall wasp’s days are numbered.
gardening March 1, 2025
End-of-life questions in the garden
The withering zucchini plants turn the gardener’s thoughts to the end of season – the green tomatoes that may not get to ripen, the worm farm and the pope.
gardening December 21, 2024
Returning from travels, the gardener finds the wild profusion of growth that summer entails, and her place in the work of taming and protecting.
gardening November 9, 2024
The garden takes root in the memory as much as in the soil, and can bring solace to the traveller far from home.
gardening October 5, 2024
The garden is not beholden to the Apostle Paul’s creed, in that the gardener does not always reap what is sown – sometimes the harvest is greater.
gardening August 24, 2024
Jasmine and the power of memory
The warming weather brings jasmine into bloom – the power of its scent is to evoke old memories and to forge new ones.
gardening June 29, 2024
A contemplative case for winter gardening
The winter gardener rejects textbook directives to withdraw and attend to her tools, and instead nurtures the tiny perfection of the garden to come.
gardening May 4, 2024
A time of year for gathering in and letting go
The shortest day of the year approaches as an invitation for the gardener to consolidate – to do less, better.
gardening March 23, 2024
The liminal spaces are where interesting things happen, where change is effected – in the garden, as in life.
