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Inside/Outside: Child-Friendly Vegetable Gardening (Part One)
Posted by GIRL’S GONE CHILD The following is a guest-post by Nana who came to my house two weeks ago to help me with my vegetable garden and also to shoot some how-to gardening videos with Hal and our friend, Auggie. Read more…
All My Edens
Question from Barbara: Just finished “All My Edens” and wanted to thank you for sharing your varied and interesting personal experiences with nature and gardening. Those remarkable, timeless moments along with great gardening tips (ear-marked...
News of a window box in New York City
From Bob: I abhor the idea of using poisonous chemicals in my “garden” – we have a pair of (wild nyc) morning doves that nest and produce 1-2 chicks every yr in a nook above my balcony; there are many bees (especially bumble bees) and...
All My Edens: A Gardener’s Memoir
Entertaining story of Pat’s early life from childhood in England to a farm in Pennsylvania and her youthful riches-to-rags adventures in America. Includes many amusing and touching incidents, including “Peter’s Path”, “The Frog that Knew It’s...
All My Edens
From Meg: I’m so upset I have finished your book, “All My Edens.” I want you to know I enjoyed every single word and wish it would continue on into infinity. No such luck. Thank you for having lived such an interesting life full of...
When I found your book at Costco
Hello Pat: I am a girl from everywhere east coast and west coast, who married a wonderful military man who has finally settled with her kids in San Diego, Eastlake to be specific. Ahhh. I am a newish organic veggie gardener, having gardened in the past...
Feeding Our Passion For Plants
One of my friends, met on the train during my commute to work, suggested we check out a meeting of the San Diego Horticultural Society, which is held once a month at the Del Mar fairgrounds. In my mind I pictured 20-30 local farmers and growers,...
Where to Find Photos of Pat’s Garden
You can see photos of my garden several places. There is a gallery of photos in patwelsh.com under the heading “Pat’s Pergola Paradise”. Also, many of the photos in my new organic book, are of my garden, such as the wisteria photo, the...
The Joys of Gardening in California
What a lovely letter. Thank you so much. I am thrilled to think I brought back to you in memory your Great Aunt Ethel and Grandmother Lila, who loved gardening here in our mild Mediterranean climate that really does extend, as you pointed out, from San...
How Gardens Change as We Grow Older
But gardens are moveable feasts and I have changed mine with the times, the water restrictions, and my own requirements as I grow older. I am hoping to live in my home and garden for another twenty years at least which would bring me to age 100. I have...
Wisteria, Clivia & Fountain
Wisteria, Clivia & Fountain Pat’s wisteria & clivia & fountain. (Photo by Aenne Carver)
How To Become A Writer, Or Mimis Writing Tips
My mother-in-law, Frances Lloyd Wright, whom my daughters called “Mimi”, taught me how to write a saleable story. I had written a great deal, including several chapters of a book and had had a few things published, but I had never sold a story. Frances...
