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Growing and Donating
I have mentioned donating produce before, but haven’t shown what I do for the food pantry pick ups yet. There are three every week: one to an elementary school and two to churches. The other community garden, Four-Mile Run, chose … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Local Food, Other People's Gardens
Tagged donating food, summer gardening
54 Comments
February Blossoms
Supposedly Washington will escape snow this winter. We’re having a cold snap with temps in the mid-30’s F. Lots of things are in bloom. The witch hazels are coming out. This one, at Dumbarton Oaks, was magical in the afternoon … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Local Pleasures, Other People's Gardens
Tagged snowdrops, winter gardens, witch hazel
52 Comments
Magical Flowering Quince
Last week, I saw these blossoms leaving work one day. I had noticed the buds earlier, but there’s that pink glow trees get in February when buds start to swell and I passed by hurrying in until one evening I … Continue reading
Posted in Local Pleasures, Other People's Gardens
Tagged Flowering quince, Winter blooms
40 Comments
Heading Into August
You may have heard that it’s been hot here. Even for me, it’s been hot. Just walking outside, not even exerting myself, I started sweating. But it’s already broken, thank goodness. The plants are looking a bit tired of the … Continue reading
Sorry I Haven’t Written
Goodness, what a month! I jetted off to California on the first and had a great time with my former college roommate and her husband, who live at the end of the BART line in Walnut Creek. When I returned, … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Other People's Gardens
Tagged California, Japanese Tea Garden, Legion of Honor, San Francisco, Vino Noceto
35 Comments
A Post from the Midwest
I have been visiting my mother in Illinois the past few days. Last fall, I was here when farmers were harvesting corn. This summer, all the corn has grown up and this is what many country roads look like: Here … Continue reading
Posted in Other People's Gardens
Tagged Agriculture, central Illinois, corn, soybeans, sunflowers
35 Comments
Blossoms, Pollen, and Other Extravagances of Spring
Arlington is in the midst of its full, extravagant spring blossom. With an eighty degree day on Saturday, every tree has burst into leaf. The Bradford pears were shedding petals like snow in today’s breeze and the dogwoods have burst … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Local Food, Other People's Gardens
Tagged columbine, cutting celery, Iris, Plot Against Hunger, spring sprouts, tree pollen, tulips
19 Comments