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  • 7 Writing Lessons I Learned from Gardening - By Vikki VanSickle
    7 Writing Lessons I Learned from Gardening - By Vikki VanSickle
    December 12, 2023

    7 Writing Lessons I Learned from Gardening

    I am by no means a capital G Gardener, but planning and tending to my little patio garden brings me a lot of comfort and satisfaction. While getting my garden ready for winter, I found my mind wandering ...

  • September 18, 2021

    On Painted Mountain Corn and Writing in Relation to Gardening

    Winter is the time for gardeners to rest, and to begin thinking of the next season. Usually, by the time November arrives, I am so very grateful that the garden has lessened its hold on me, resting under ...

  • The Philosophy of Gardening
    The Philosophy of Gardening
    July 22, 2021

    Book Therapy: The Philosophy of Gardening

    “He continued gardening at his desk. Not in the form of borders and beds, but in the form of paragraphs and pages. Row by row, he enjoyed the image of the writer being like a gardener.”—Elke Von ...

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