• Garden - Inspiration

    What is an Olla?

    In short, an olla (OY-A) is a clay-pot watering tool, invented thousands of years ago by people who lived in arid climates to water their crops.  Unglazed terra cotta pots with small openings were inserted into holes in the ground.  Water poured into the pot would slowly seep into the…

  • Garden - Inspiration

    The Herb Spiral

    Making Micro-Climates During the pandemic, I, like everyone else, was stuck in my house, using the internet as a tool to learn.  My mother had just died, and I was getting used to the idea of making decisions about my childhood home, which included over seven acres of land –…