Welcome to this new site to continue the journey we began in June of 2013 with A Forest Garden. After over 1700 posts, it seems I’ve filled up all of the space allowed for new photos. If you are a regular visitor, you might have noticed fewer new posts over the past several months as I approached the limit time and again. I deleted some old material, recycled a few old photos, and tried to make it to January 2021 to organize a new website.
Now, in the quiet months, I have the time to assemble a new and improved “Our Forest Garden” site for gardening friends old and new.
If you have been a follower for awhile, I hope you will follow this new site today so you will still receive notifications when new content is posted. If you are a new follower, you will be able to still access any old content of interest to you on A Forest Garden. I am building links between the sites for your convenience.
In fact, you may find it easier to find content by using the new Directory pages I’m setting up to try to organize seven and a half years of posts. You’ll find these pages of links on the menu.
Over the years, the most popular posts on A Forest Garden have been the ‘how to’ posts. The posts most heavily viewed have generally been those about Begonias and Caladiums. With lots of media space open, I’ll try to offer some new posts on these popular topics.
My interests have expanded over the years, and my gardening community has grown. Even as our garden space has filled up with plants, my curiosity to grow new genera and to garden in new ways has also increased. I’m more curious now about working with nature in ever more subtle ways to support our rich ecosystem.
I am a ‘dirty hands’ gardener and am always happy with my hands in the soil, helping something to grow. My camera is always close at hand and I try to capture as much of the action as possible to document the passing of the seasons, the growth of favorite plants, and the presence of butterflies, birds, turtles, rabbits, and the other creatures who visit us.
There is so much left to grow and left to learn. I invite you to remain with me on the journey.
The Woodland Gnome January 2021
Our Forest Garden 