The Family That Gardens Together...

This past weekend, June 21-22, I visited Brother David's garden. If you wonder how I look, I'd say pretty much like the guy in the white t-shirt, except I'm 10 inches shorter, same gray hair but slightly longer and noticeably thicker, my glasses are like Harry Potter's, about the same weight, and very similar good looks. We share a passion for gardening and reading. This garden looks and feels paradisaical: verdant greens, zinnias, banana trees, snail vines, Easter egg eggplants, single serving-size spaghetti squash, a dozen different peppers and tomatoes, cucumbers and a water garden. We're touring just before a raucous thunder storm so there's an extreme rain forest feel to the garden.


David's garden also has amenities.

If it were winter, Brother Marion would be warmed by the fire of the Irish Waterford cast iron stove. Instead, it being June 22, 2008, he holds a smoking firestick in his hand that emits a cherry aroma.











Now, this is an organically grown tomato plant. 8'+ and growing. An embarrassment of riches.

















Finally, we have Mama standing by the peach tree that she started from a pit a few years ago. In the spring, I'll show you a photo of the amazing flowers on this tree--some are white and some are pink.












Thanks for taking the time to look at my pictures.