At the cider pressing party-a story On a beautiful, almost warm fall afternoon my best trucking buddy (that would be Dekie) and I attended a “cider pressing” party. It was quite an affair. The hosts have held the party on an annual basis for years and they furnished a truck load of apples, a hammer [...]
Archive for October, 2010
October pansies for a May wedding
Posted in garden techniques, plant and garden how to, tagged Osmocote, pansies in may, plant pansies on October 17, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Planting pansies in October for a May wedding. Dekie has decided that the wedding will be in the middle of May at her father’s northwest Georgia farm. The ceremony will be down by the lake and the guests (family only) will walk past two extensive flower beds. The problem at hand is to figure out how [...]
Time to think about pansies.
Posted in garden techniques, plant and garden how to, tagged how to plant pansies, Osmocote, planting pansies, time to plant pansies on October 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Time to think about pansies. Dekie and I are going to plant pansies at the farm next weekend. Last week we went to the grower and picked out the colors she wanted. We will plant about a thousand plants, nestled down in pine straw. This will give us a magnificent show for the wedding in [...]
A labyrinth in a meditation garden
Posted in landscape design, Visits to nice gardens, writer's discussion, tagged Almetto Alexander, healing garden, Jack Matney Memorial Garden, labyrinth, labyrinth in a meditation garden, Presbyterian Hospital Charlotte, Stained concrete art form, Tom Schulz Artist, Weisiger Chapel on October 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A labyrinth, a healing garden, and a chapel. Allow me to introduce Tom Schulz. Tom is a philosopher, a creative thinker, a builder, and a brilliant artist. I have paid attention to Tom’s work over the years through pictures and other correspondence. Last week I was able to visit with Tom in Charlotte, N.C. The [...]
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