Unexpected delights Travelling to see the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum was an unexpected and surprising delight. Located adjacent to the administrative offices at the National Arboretum on the Northeast side of Washington, DC. I’d not spent much time on that side of the capital, but I had the opportunity to visit in early July. […]
There are many reasons to visit the beautiful children’s garden in the National Arboretum, Washington,D.C. Exploring in D.C. This is a description and list of the many reasons I had fun exploring the Washington Youth Garden in D.C. It’s only minutes from Virginia, so exploring at the National Arboretum (where the Washington Youth Garden is […]
So close! This time of year, it’s good to take a delightful daytrip. My destination? The National Arboretum in Washington D.C. It is less than ten miles from Reagan International, and feels a world away from many of the other popular sites in the nation’s capital. Getting there From Charlottesville, Virginia, it’s an easy trip […]
Patience is a Slow Art…so is gardening Patience in gardening: I’d like to talk to new and seasoned gardeners. Those of you that may have planted a lot of things recently or in the past, and cannot believe things are just sitting there, and not growing. Not dying. But not popping up, either. I’d like […]
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Hi! I am Michelle. I grew up in a garden near the Chesapeake Bay. Since then, I’ve lived all around this great state. After tending plots on the coast, and in the Piedmont, I am now living in the Blue Ridge Mountains. I am happy to tell you that no matter where you live in […]
“…a few strategies that you can employ no matter where you are, (as long as you have a good nearby outdoor space). I call this approach “Porch Permaculture””…
Let’s get it started: grow great popcorn Presently, we’re perfecting the art of planting, growing, harvesting & popping popcorn. I ordered Japanese popcorn seed from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange for the student garden last Spring (2023). We have grown other organic popcorn, including Cherokee corn from Morven Kitchen Garden (thank you, Fiona!). We have planted […]
