Gardening together with the earth
I have to spend time in the open air with green growing things. Wild spaces tend my soul. I love tending plants, and I love visiting gardens, parks and farmers markets. I'm a member of The Nature Conservancy, The Sequoia Natural History Association, and Descanso Gardens. I also enjoy visiting the Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles County Arboretum and the Huntington Gardens. my garden I'm currently living in an apartment with only the opportunity for indoor houseplants (Christmas cacti, at the moment, though I'd like to have a spider plant as soon as I figure out the best way to hang the pot from my ceiling) and a small container garden on the balcony. I'm growing herbs and flowers... spearmint rosemary chives succulents chrysanthemums geraniums and a Martha Washington (aka regal pelargonium) daffodils, tulips, irises and other assorted spring bulbs Last year, I also tried growing the following, but parts of the balcony get too hot and I'm still fighting the whitefly infestation that took over... oregano basil dill parsley different pepper varieties different tomato varieties farmers markets The next best thing to growing food yourself is shopping for it at a local farmers market. California Federation of Certified Farmers Markets LocalHarvest "maintains a definitive and reliable "living" public nationwide directory of small farms, farmers markets, and other local food sources." AMS at USDA has a list of farmers markets by state. Farmers Market Online has an open air market directory, too. The Chef2Chef portal has a directory of farmers markets by state, too. An interesting behind-the-scenes look at farmers markets: ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service's Farmers' Markets Marketing & Business Guide my dream-garden In the garden of my imagination, I have a yard filled with beautiful plants, flowers, herbs, fruits, vegetables, trees... I count the following online suppliers among the wishbooks of my dreams... (but before I order anything in reality, I'd check out a forum like The Garden Watchdog to make sure there's no recent history of trouble with the companies order processing or products!) Gardener's Supply Company Dutch Gardens Schreiners Iris Gardens Smith & Hawken Gardens Alive! Van Engelen, Inc., John Scheepers and Kitchen Garden Seeds Breck's Burpee Park's Gardens Spring Hill Nurseries Henry Field's Seed & Nursery Seymour's Selected Seeds Pepper Joe's Heirloom Seeds Victory Seed Company Seeds Trust Wildflower Farms The Heirloom Vegetable Gardener's Assistant GreenPeople.org	About Adele home my online journal about Adele amazon wishlist thethingsiwant.com wishlist send me an email resume Interests Callings feminism spirituality patriotism IT documentation strategy geology/paleontology archaeology/ancient studies Arts beading knitting crochet quilting tatting gardening homemaking website design Online Projects various trip reports hiking and camping links the family trees Adele's Abode Adele's Caltech website