The Resilient Gardener
The Resilient Gardener
Welcome to The Resilient Gardener Blog, an inspiring place where
we cultivate ease and joy through our love of gardening.
You’ll find practical tips and techniques and insightful and
innovative advice to help you adapt and flourish.
Announcing the Season for Sharing & Giving Contests
This last year, I’ve learned to share in a way that has never felt so aligned with who I am and what matters most to me. For years, I lacked confidence in sharing the wisdom that has come from my story … it wasn’t until I connected with adaptive gardening, that my path was finally …
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A Life of Resilience, Ease & Joy Starts with Gratitude
With aging, comes change. That’s life. One thing we can be sure of, change will keep happening. When it does, that’s our opportunity to work on strengthening our resiliency because we can’t control what happens out there, but we can control what happens “in here.” Change is inherently difficult for most of us, but it …
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How About a Virtual Stroll Through Some Stunning Gardens?
One of the best parts of my work as a garden writer and speaker is sharing with my audiences and community the exquisite beauty I encounter in the gardens I visit and in the gifts that gardening has to added to my life. Why is sharing the beauty of the garden one of my favorite …
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The Lifelong Gardener Book:
It’s Launched!
On August 20th my first book, The Lifelong Gardener, Garden with Ease and Joy at Any Age, officially launched and is available in bookstores across the country, on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound, and Goodreads. Considered to be “the gardening book for seniors”, it was quite a thrill to walk into my local bookstore, The …
Virtual Ribbon Cutting: A New Book, A New Look, and a New Online Garden
In the Spring of 2017, I was approached by an editor at Timber Press Publishing, to write a book on Adaptive Gardening, — what an amazing ride this adventure has been! She heard me speak at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show in Seattle and she explained they were looking for a subject matter expert …
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"I’m in my late 70’s so I qualify for adaptive, easy gardening ideas,
but I’m not an experienced gardener. Your tips were clearly explained
for the likes of me."
—Sue David