Garden for Hope and New Beginnings

Since beginning this blog I've toured many gardens and they are all special for different reasons but usually it's the plants or design or both.  The garden I toured on Friday stands out for reasons having little to do with gardening.  I joined my friends from Gardening Volunteers of South Texas (GVST)  to tour Haven for Hope, a place that shelters and feeds homeless individuals and families while providing a place of "transition and transformation" for those who are ready to take that step.

Pam Penick to speak in San Antonio June 17th

Austin blogger, author, and garden writer Pam Penick will be in San Antonio on Monday, June 17th 2013, to speak at the Gardening Volunteers of South Texas (GVST) Gardening Essentials lunch series and you are all invited.