Autumn, 2008 Issue
CONTENTS
SPECIAL! READ THIS STORY NOW:
The Special Cucumber:
How a garden helped a couple adopt two children.
Half a Billion Leaves:
And one bamboo rake.
The Gift of Four Persimmons:
My beautiful—miraculous—fall harvest.
County Fair:
Step right up. Enter your garden!
Small Potatoes:
The bad—and the good—of the common spud.
Best Friends Forever:
"What happened?" I asked. She didn't answer.
Lost Gardens:
What happens to gardens?
The Birds & the Bees:
Mike McGrath' has good fun with both.
In Praise of Paint:
Accidentally adding to the colors of the season.
Mulch Madness:
Overdo it, you may pay the price.
Garden Aerobics:
Even in her nineties, my mother and her garden kept on going.
Squash Bomb:
Kablooey!
Venus Fly Trap:
He found himself in a very sticky situation.
Need a Garden:
And—just maybe—a house to go with it.
AND MORE!
. . . such as . . .
When at last I took the time
to look into the heart of a flower,
it opened up a whole new world . . .
as if a window had been opened
to let in the sun.
