Have your summer travels taken you to faraway gardens? I was excited to visit an old favorite last week, one of …
Cultivating Calamus
Join me in a summer garden adventure by cultivating calamus. Normally, I report to you on plants from the Bible once …
American Roots Book Review
This week’s start of summer is usually a signal to start reading about gardening…because soaring temperatures make it …
A Visit to Sherman Gardens
Our family vacation in southern California this week brought a special visit to Sherman Library and Gardens. Perched on …
Preparing for Pentecost
The Feast of Weeks, also known as Shavuot and Pentecost, is celebrated this week, one of the three Biblical feasts …
National Day of Prayer
Blessings to you on the National Day of Prayer. The NDP Task Force has united today’s prayer in this Scripture from the …
“Where Can Wisdom Be Found?”
“Where Can Wisdom Be Found?” crooned the psalmist, as The Passion Translation® relays in Psalm 111:10. This seems like a …
Propagating & Flax and Myrtle
Propagating constantly captivates a gardener because integral with the beauty and bounty experienced in keeping a garden …
Pruning & Apple and Apricot Trees
My Father is the Gardener moves through the work of cultivating to the finer points of pruning, an essential chore for …
Weeding & Wormwood
While weeding is generally considered part of the cultivating work of keeping a garden, the practice has a nuance all to …
Cultivating & Cucumbers, Leeks, Onions, and Garlic
Does the arrival of spring stir your heart for summer vegetables? The garden, perhaps more than any other place, …
Watering & Papyrus and Hyssop
Women at the well, parched deserts, well-watered gardens, and many more references to water in the landscape overflow in …