Month: February 2014

Festina Lente – Filoli’s winter garden

Festina Lente – Filoli’s winter garden

 Festina Lente.  Powerful words used since ancient times by the likes of emperors, military commanders, authors, artists and even Shakespeare himself. Translated, festina lente means ‘hurry slowly’.  Personally, I think  my neighbor’s bumper sticker says it best –  ‘Hurry up and slow down‘. Out of the corner of my eye I discovered this plaque placed […]

Replacing a lawn with a garden – Part 2

Replacing a lawn with a garden – Part 2

Phew – I’ve been busy!  As promised a few weeks ago, here’s the next phase of my front lawn-removal project. After deciding on the materials and final shape of the pathways, the next step was to remove the lawn.  A physically grueling task to be sure. Enlisting help from those with strong backs, we removed […]