top of page



Across the Garden Gate
Setting the Record Straight A lot of people I know ask me this same question: "How are your African violets doing?" It's just about...

dhfennell
Feb 12, 20244 min read


Across the Garden Gate
More Than Just a Pretty Face I am and always have been a forager, beggar, thief, buyer, saver, and sower of seeds. I gather seeds...

dhfennell
Dec 5, 20233 min read


Across the Garden Gate
From One Gardener to Another Welcome to Violetblew's Blog, "Across the Garden Gate." The photo above was taken more than 10 years ago at the entrance to one of my gardens. The only things that haven't changed since then are the fence and the gate. I guess they'll be there forever. The garden is still there, although it is always changing and, I hope, evolving. It will never be the way I want it, no matter how many flowers I plant or how many deer I chase out. It just wo

dhfennell
Nov 12, 20232 min read
bottom of page