June 2020 – Green Tiger Garden

Rose-infused Vodka

June is almost at a close.In honor of the flower most often associated with this month, the Rose, I offer you (those who imbibe of adult beverages) one of the easiest ever methods for really enjoying this flower.First, you need a clean jar with a tight-fitting lid (I like mason jars)Second a blossom, or two, of a VERY fragrant rose, (any color but white) pesticide-free of course.Third about a pint of your favorite vodka, (If you use cheap stuff though, it will still taste cheap!)Separate the petals, put them in the jar, cover to almost the top with vodka, seal Read more

Gardening at the Dragon’s Gate: At Work in the Wild and Cultivated World

June 4, 2020

Wendy Johnson is a Zen Buddhist meditation teacher and pioneer, leader and head gardener for San Francisco’s Green Gulch Farm Center (located in Marin County, northern California), gardens that grew out of fields that “curve like an enormous green dragon between the hills and the ocean”. In this delightful book she shares her experiences and profound knowledge in a manner that leaves one, in the words of Joanna Macy; “…shaken into a fuller, gladder life.” A distillation of her life and work, “Fundamental work that permeates your entire life. It demands your energy and heart, and it gives you back

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