My love for this old-fashioned, five petaled variety of Hollyhock, Alcea rosea, is not all consuming to distraction, but is a love one might hope for from a life-long friend. I sometimes wonder, in Michael Pollan’s words, if I chose to plant them or if they chose me? As if there was some type of [...]
Archive for October, 2010
October 31, 2010 by Emily Murphy · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Botanical Moment, DISCOVER, Garden Love, Gardens, Habitat
Social Tagging: Alcea rosea • coevolution • darn good • Design with Hollyhocks • frame the space • habitat • High Mountain Gardening • Hollyhocks • low water use • loyal partnership • miraculous • plant
Filed under: Botanical Moment, DISCOVER, Garden Love, Gardens, Habitat
Social Tagging: Alcea rosea • coevolution • darn good • Design with Hollyhocks • frame the space • habitat • High Mountain Gardening • Hollyhocks • low water use • loyal partnership • miraculous • plant
October 19, 2010 by Emily Murphy · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Broad Spectrum, DISCOVER, Garden Love, Gardening Impetus, Gardens, Perspective
Social Tagging: Benefits of keeping a garden • Human Motivation • Learn to love • Living • Self-Actualization
Filed under: Broad Spectrum, DISCOVER, Garden Love, Gardening Impetus, Gardens, Perspective
Social Tagging: Benefits of keeping a garden • Human Motivation • Learn to love • Living • Self-Actualization
“Emily, come help me weed…” The wave of complete suffering that went through my body was whole and dramatic. The effort of holding myself up, moving my feet, visible. Did I really just hear my mom say it was time to weed? I liked the planting, especially potatoes. The eyes they grew, the bit of [...]
October 14, 2010 by Emily Murphy · Leave a Comment
Filed under: BEE, Broad Spectrum, DESIGN, DISCOVER, DO, Educate, Garden Love, Gardening Impetus, Gardens, Grow, Inspired, Perspective, Tips
Social Tagging: Garden • garden design • gardening resource • Grow • grow a garden • ideas • importance of gardening • insatiable • inspiration • inspiring gardeners • learning • love • plants • play • process • publication • read • resource • take it to heart • tend a garden
Filed under: BEE, Broad Spectrum, DESIGN, DISCOVER, DO, Educate, Garden Love, Gardening Impetus, Gardens, Grow, Inspired, Perspective, Tips
Social Tagging: Garden • garden design • gardening resource • Grow • grow a garden • ideas • importance of gardening • insatiable • inspiration • inspiring gardeners • learning • love • plants • play • process • publication • read • resource • take it to heart • tend a garden
“Shit or get off the pot.” This is a phrase my mother commanded on a regular basis while I was growing up and continues to utter to this day. She has never needed to shout, these five words are enough. Especially for someone like me with a good, Catholic upbringing. (Guilt, duty, respect. They all [...]