By now the old year is old news, but with a house happily full of family over Christmas to New Year’s, I did not get the …
Figgy Pudding
I have waited for this moment to share with you, dear gardeners, ever since the fig harvest last summer! And even since …
Evergreen Lampstand
Evergreens everywhere in wreaths, trees, and garlands give us a gala invitation to greet God in this season. Inspired by …
Bells and Pomegranates
Among the many wonderful signs that the holiday season is here—the crisp air-with-a-chance-of-snow, …
Garden Sanctuary in New York
While commotion and honking clamor are the expected atmosphere of America’s most iconic urban landscape, come with me to …
Beyond Boxwood
Boxwood is an iconic go-to in gardening, a low key, easy-to-hedge shrub or small tree, found in gardens across the …
Planting Fall Crocus
I assume you associate crocus with spring, dear gardeners, but in the Holy Land and warm climate gardens like mine here …
America’s Bible Gardens
On this Patriot Day of National Remembrance, cherish with me some of America’s “secret gardens,” that is, lesser-known …
Remembering George W. Carver’s Passion
What an exciting time, dear gardeners, the shift of seasons! Summer balances on the brink of fall, while autumn’s …
Visit Plants of the Bible Conservatory
Hold onto your hats, dear gardeners—America has a new Scripture garden, which will whisk you away with the botanical …
Deep Dig into Dove’s Dung
No—we will not be discussing compost, dear gardeners, as one might assume from a title like “dove’s dung.” Yet how could …
First Grapes, First Glimpse
The first glimpse that the Israelites had of the land the Lord promised to them coincided with the first grapes ripening …