Garden Dilemmas, Delights & Discoveries

Hello, new and faithful listeners! Thank you for being part of our community, spreading the word about how gardens and nature can heal and grow our lives. The episode starts with the fascinating chemistry of skunk cabbage, its attractive appearance, and its appeal to pollinators despite its foul smell. Can it be used in your garden? Indeed, in a boggy spot, it can, but there's more to consider… https://askmarystone.com/skunk-cabbage-appeal/ Then we chat about a Rhubarb which shares...

Hello, new and faithful listeners! Thank you for being part of our community, spreading the word about how gardens and nature can heal and grow our lives. This episode starts with a chat about an old-time saying, “March Comes in Like a Lion and Out Like a Lamb.” Or is it “In Like a Lamb and Out Like a Lion?” They imply a balance in weather, a balance in life. While the old sayings are fun to consider, we have no control over nature or the cycles of life. We can, however, control our...

Welcome new and faithful listeners! Thank you for being part of spreading the word about how gardens and nature can heal and grow our lives. This episode starts with The Little Prince's view that it's critical to rid the little planets he visits of all the bad seeds that turn into bad plants. Specifically, the Baobab—ironically, an ancient tree adored here on earth—leading to a lesson of clearing resentments and growing in kindness (before it destroys our world.) Then there are highlights...

Welcome new and faithful listeners! Thank you for being part of a community spreading the word about how gardens and nature can heal and grow our lives. This episode starts with an update on Ellie's Living Christmas Tree and the arrival of a new rescue adopted from a kindhearted shelter featured in the story of Father John's Animal House Garden. Did you know 20-20 Vision not perfect vision? I share lessons of recovery inspired by Comfort Zone Camp's founder Lynne Hughes and the hope of...