New Moon Greetings – June14, 2026 Summer Solstice is Approaching The Summer Solstice is only one week away, on Sunday June 21st at exactly 2:24 AM (Mountain Time). That’s the moment that earth’s northern hemisphere reaches its furthest tilt toward the sun and then heads back in the other direction. So we could celebrate the … Read more
Happy New Moon May 15th, 2026 Spring Garden Gifts and Challenges We could make the case that every day in the garden brings gifts and challenges. However springtime seems to have a bigger share of them. Weather extremes and the many tasks needed as the garden wakes up are a part of this. It is … Read more
New Moon Greetings – January 18th, 2026 Gardening Can Save Your Life I am not being hyperbolic – gardening can indeed save your life in a myriad of ways. You may be thinking that I’m writing about having fresh organic healthy food. And I will get to that in a moment. But there is an … Read more
New Moon & Almost Equinox Greetings – September 21, 2025 Letting go is one of the dominant energies of autumn. And as we approach the autumn equinox (tomorrow) we can mindfully engage with the energy of releasing. Simply paying attention to the letting go happening in our gardens and the green world is a starting … Read more
New Moon Blessings – January 29, 2025 Wikipedia as a Community Garden Are you someone who routinely uses Wikipedia for information? It is the 7th most popular website in the world, so there is a good chance you are. But do you realize how different it is from other websites? Wikipedia’s purpose is to be a widely accessible … Read more
New Moon Greetings – October 2, 2024 Gather, Appreciate, & Release Fall is a busy time for gardeners. Depending on the size of your garden it can be hard to keep up with the harvest. And we also have to be concerned about the first frost. In Denver our average first frost date is October … Read more
New Moon Greetings – August 4, 2024 I’ve always joked that my style of gardening should be called chaos gardening. Springtime plans quickly turn unwieldy, leading to a backyard awash in shapes, colors, fruits, flowers, and vegetables in no discernable order. And that is how it has always been. So, I was delighted to find … Read more
Happy New Moon – June 6, 2024 Poppies & Beauty The poppies in my garden have just begun to unfold. They are shockingly beautiful. No, seriously, I almost forget each year how breathtaking they are. The petals look like they are created from tissue paper and the markings in the center form a beautiful mandala. … Read more
Full Moon Greetings – November 27, 2023 A Symbol of Balance Beets (Beta Vulgaris) are a perfect symbol of balance. These earthy vegetables hold the energy of equilibrium both symbolically and in reality. At the dinner table the roots and leaves (all edible) represent a balanced and healthy choice. Beets are helpful in balancing both … Read more
Greetings at the New Moon – November 13, 2023 The phrase “the map is not the territory” is attributed to philosopher and scientist Alfred Korzybski. Basically, it means that a map can never completely represent all aspects of a space. If it did so, it would just be the place itself. (Korzybski elaborates on the … Read more
