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My Dear Gardeners,

Hello from this newsworthy winter! It is no wonder the groundhog predicts six more weeks of the cold stuff. But I have to say, I still have a childlike love for snow days, or several of them! Though Winter Storm Fern wreaked havoc with shrubs such as this maidenhair fern, we enjoyed the slow-down, frigid week, gazing at our

My Dear Gardeners,

All the best to you this autumn! We’re at the halfway mark of fall, teetering in a few more unadorned moments before the glorious gush of Thanksgiving, Chanukah, and Christmas moves in. Storms are predicted this weekend to usher in cold weather for much of the nation, like a holiday herald. Let us be still today in the bee feast

My Dear Gardeners,

It’s me again! I hope you enjoyed last week’s Summer Newsletter, and I have a surprise follow-up story.

Dr. Allan Armitage, whose winsome book, Of Naked Ladies and Forget-Me-Nots, was featured in my summer nightstand book stack, has responded with a special offer for you!

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My Dear Gardeners,

Happy Summer! Just checking in during this dynamic season and hoping you are well. We still have several weeks left before autumn tempers our garden work, though these August back-to-school weeks bring some of summer’s star activities from boiling to simmer…

This view of our vitex tree seems somehow timely. Late spring, and

My Dear Gardeners,

I am thrilled to let you know that my Devotions Blog was awarded the Silver Laurel Media Award in the 2025 GardenComm Media Awards program. Award winners were recognized recently at GardenComm’s Gather & Grow Mega Connect Meeting at Cultivate’25 with a special Awards & Honors Dinner. We celebrated in the event space at Mid-Ohio Fa

My Dear Gardeners,

Season’s greetings! Showering you in God’s very best as your spring gardens unfold and flourish. I had to send along this snapshot as I am sure in this mass of garden confusion there is a metaphor here somewhere!

I started this bed just as I sent out Winter News, sowing seeds of snow peas and purple carrots. However, they have

My Dear Gardeners,

Happy hello from the middle of winter! How long will winter last, predicted this week’s groundhog peek? Looks like we’re in for six more weeks.

Though the calendar could have told us that, what hope this earthy creature stirs as a century-old tradition, that just maybe we can get to our spring gardening a little early! I confess

Dear Gardeners,

Have you been falling into fall? Our autumn season temperatures have flip-flopped so much, I’m tempted to write another summer newsletter! O dear—never mind my weather grumbles. It is the Lord’s faithfulness and steady surprises we must discuss!

Election tensions are looming, yet our backyard hardly knows it, yielding seeds in bolted

Dear Gardeners,

A big summer hello from our garden to yours! We have been enjoying a relaxed, Sabbath pace and a season full of family games and special visits this summer. How about you?

Last weekend’s estate sale find, a vintage watering can, inspired a photo-vignette for chapter 8 of My Father is the Gardener — Watering & Hyssop. The soft green

My Dear Gardeners,

Surprise! This spring brings a new home and new look for my seasonal newsletter. I am excited to join the ranks of seasoned writers on Substack, and I hope you enjoy this streamlined format.

My bi-weekly Devotions Blog,