Aarchman07030

Most impressive. And a welcome reminder that perpetual shade is no excuse for me not to have high standards--and even higher aspirations--for my back-yard, urban garden.

I imagine I'm not the only city-dweller thinking what a treat it would be to trade the headaches of urban gardening for the headaches of gardening in what looks like Paradise!

Congratualations on securing your own little piece of heaven, rocks and all--it looks wonderful.

I can't agree with the idea that we should not "politicize" these events. If not now--when the reality of what our business-as-usual politics are doing to our children is so palpable--then when?

There is NO better way we can show the families who have suffered such tragic loss that we feel their pain than to react to their loss with meaningful action that will prevent future families from going through such suffering.

Condolences and platitudes are nice. Meaningful, rational gun control legislation would be a heck of a lot nicer, in my opinion.

My perfect, funny, bright, strange and wonderful God-daughter is six years old. The thought of her fragile life being snuffed out literally brings tears to my eyes, and the saga in Newton--the loss of all those perfect six-year olds--has been heart-breaking.

I clicked on my daily e-mail from 'Fine Gardening' this morning hoping for some respite from the sorrow that comes from reading the front page of the 'New York Times', only to find that there is no escape from reality.

An apt metaphor for this situation.

Our nation must face the reality that we have created and improve it.

Meanwhile, I hope The Pleasance brings comfort to those in Newton who are suffering.

Reading this installment of 'Garden Photo of the day' in my office in NYC, I was unexpectedly transported back to my days as an undergrad and grad student in Ithaca, NY--roaming the Cornell Plantations and the woods around my house in Varna, NY with my beloved dog Max. The terrain and the flora of the region is un-mistakable. But photo no 8--with Cornell in the distance--almost made me dizzy with nostalgia. It may be time to take Max's grand-son for a trip to the old stomping grounds... Thanks, Terie. And congratulations on your beautiful gardens!

In addition to a singularly beautiful and elegant garden, you and your wife appear to have remarkably generous and caring spirits, for which I thank and congratulate you. Your desire to live in harmony with nature does you both great credit. Add in a rescue dog and you guys are my heroes of the day!

Brilliant idea. You've found a way to unleash the huge value hidden inside the Reader Photo concept. This is an incredibly useful resource. Thank you so much for taking the time to organize the images like this.