Tag: garden theory
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Plants Make Me Ill (Revisiting Chronic Illness in the Garden)
With all of the recent changes it has been difficult for me to sit and think about being chronically ill. Mostly that’s because it’s what I thought about for so many years; the diagnosis robbed me of many things and it hurt deeply. Gardening kept me busy, but mostly I read about it. Actually being outside…
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Garden Bloggers Fling, 2011 (Seattle): A Confessional Introduction to an Event Long Past
So, as winter creeps into our lives, my posts from the fling are on their way. In anticipation of the great Northwest Flower & Garden Show—the fantastic winter event in Seattle that my husband and I attend annually for Valentine’s Day—I am posting these to not only get myself excited for next spring, but as a…