Have you ever considered edible landscaping? Here are 5 fun and healthy reasons you might want to bring it on.
A Thistle in a Greenhouse (page from the Yellow Wall-Paper Graphic Novel)
The Yellow Wallpaper Thistle in a Greenhouse see more art read “Why I Wrote the Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman & “Why She Created ‘The Yellow Wall-Paper’ Graphic Novel” It is very seldom that mere ordinary people like John and myself secure ancestral halls for the summer. A colonial mansion, a hereditary estate, I […]
10 Short Nature Poems to Delight
Need a little rest & respite? Try 10 short nature poems to delight! Includes every season: spring poems, summer poems, autumn poems and winter poems. Snow, kale, butterflies and geese — all are delightful gifts of wonder.
Day 25: The Stem Dilemma
Composting for climate? You bet. Besides, it will make your trash can more presentable.
Day 24: Window of Promise
There’s nothing like fresh herbs to compliment a good veggie dish. Why should you consider growing your own—on the windowsill right in the kitchen?
Day 14: Blueberries for Sal
Why pick blueberries (or any other fruits or vegetables) together? The answers will surprise you.
Day 7: Remembering Grandmother
From cherry pie to pigeon peas, berry bushes to fruit trees, there’s something for everyone where perennial staple foods are concerned. Plant yours in a memory poem!
Involuntary Simplicity
Sometimes the small moments announce themselves, whether you want them to or not.
Waiting for Sauerkraut: Thoughts on Inconvenience
The best things require time. Sometimes it’s hard to reconcile.
art gallery: nature meets lively textile, with linnea tobias
Visit the Poetic Earth Month “art gallery” and be enchanted by the imagination of Linnea Tobias—from ravens to blue rabbit, songbirds to cranberry-plum dahlia.
On Being a Daylily Broker in Pittsburgh
Says author Laura Lynn Brown, “Sometimes I think about quitting social media, but here’s a good reason to stay: Daylily brokering.”
Turning
A surprising poem about sustainable practice, as experienced small-scale in the home garden.
