Lessons from the Garden: August Series There is one garden on our property that is different from all the others. It was created in memory of my dear friend Linda, and over the years it has become a place where remembrance and gratitude meet. Because I love purple and Linda loved bright oranges, reds, and yellows, I planted those colors as the predominant ones in this garden in honor of our friendship. Every time those blooms brighten the beds, they remind me of the beauty of

Lessons From the Garden Series One of the gardens around our home is what we call our Three B’s garden—planted especially for bees, butterflies, and birds. I can sit on our deck for hours watching bees disappear into the lavender, hummingbirds hover at the penstemon to drink its nectar, and butterflies settle among the milkweed. I love watching the garden come alive. We didn’t plant those flowers only because they were beautiful. We chose plants that would provide nectar, she

Lessons from the Garden: August Series Living on twenty acres surrounded by hundreds more acres of forest means we are blessed with flower gardens, apple orchards, towering trees, and an abundance of wildlife. Deer wander through, birds fill the branches, and our Labradors remain convinced that the gardens were planted primarily to make retrieving their ball more interesting. Apparently, “Do not run through the flowers” sounds remarkably similar to “Take the shortest possible