I did it again. I made a new friend because of our mutual love of gardening. I met Van at my friend Rose’s house a few times a while back, but not until Van found out from Rose what a big gardener I am did we connect and reach out to each other.
Through Rose, Van invited me to come and see her garden and give her advice on an area that she was looking at re-doing a couple of years ago. I had no idea what to expect, I was of course honored and excited to be giving some gardening tips. I happily agreed, and Rose and I went together to Van’s home for tea one day.
The Healing Garden. Gardening for the Mind, Body, and Soul by Gay Search is a wonderful resource on gardening whether you are starting a garden from scratch, or just changing a part of your garden.
I visited my sister Banu in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania over the July 4th holiday. When you are a family of 4 siblings, organizing a family get together is next to impossible. Coordinating a timeframe that works for my siblings and I, along with our spouses and all our kids is a major feat. Which means we are lucky if we can all meet together every 2 years. This year all of us got together over the July 4th holiday! Continue reading Visit to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Off the Beaten Path.→
If you live in the Bay Area you probably have not one but multiple fruit trees in your backyard. After all, this area used to be covered in fruit orchards before it slowly became Silicon Valley. So you would expect that there would be an abundance of fruit trees to be found all over the Bay Area, especially here in the South Bay. Continue reading Fruit Picking in our Gardens→
I love cutting dahlia blooms from my garden. They always get a “wow” reaction from friends and family. When all you see are roses, lilies, and the usual flower selection at the grocery store florist, dahlias are a stunning and unexpected floral display in the home.
If I had to label flowers as members of a royal family, I would have to start with my favorite flower-the rose. Rose would be the queen of the garden. Lilies would be the knights. Begonias, tulips, daffodils and freesias would be the princes, princesses and ladies in waiting. Which flower would be king you ask? That would be the dahlia.
I’ve always loved Georgina’s cottage garden. There is something about her garden that always puts a smile on my face. It is the ultimate cottage style garden, overflowing with everything any garden will be proud of. How one can one pack so much into that patch, and still make it all work and look amazing is beyond me. But that is exactly what Georgina has managed to do. Continue reading Georgina’s Cottage Garden Delight→
On this Sunday, the weather was gorgeous, birds were chirping, and we got the urge to go shopping for some plants for our garden. It was an impulse trip but so satisfying and so much fun. Continue reading Visit To Our Local Nursery→
I call my friend Shalini’s garden the Magic Garden. That’s because anything she grows in her garden be it in the front yard or back yard, grows like a weed.
