You Think I am Dead

A tall tree viewed from the base looking up, with textured bark and a wide canopy of leaves against a pale sky.

by Edith Matilda Thomas  “You think I am dead,” The apple tree said, “Because I never have a leaf to show- Because I stoop, And my branches droop, And the dull gray mosses over me grow! But I’m still alive in trunk and shoot; The buds of next May I fold away- But I pity…

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Alive Beneath the Snow: January’s Hidden Garden Work

The garden in winter.

Today’s Garden Words were featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all. The garden in winter. January 14, 2020 On this day, let us cast aside the common misconception that January is merely…

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