The ‘Hood, All Gussied Up

Check out the ‘hood tomorrow on the 12South Home Tour, from 10:30 to 4:30, Saturday April 16th. Weather permitting, we’ll open the gate to Halcyon Garden on an informal basis. Drop by and see what’s growing, and observe the gardeners at work, potting our favorite  annuals—like Persian Shield and dichondra. (Yep, it’s the annual Annual…

“Transitioned” Part 3

Tune into WPLN (Nashville Public Radio) 90.3fm tomorrow morning to hear Part 3 of “Transitioned,” a series about Tennesseans adapting to an economy in flux. In the first part (titled No One Can Survive Without Backup), we heard from Rachel Agee, who’s been unemployed for two years and may soon lose her house. In the story,…

TDOT Demolishes Carver Food Park Community Garden

Carver Food Park Community Garden, at the corner of Gale and Lealand in the 12South Neighborhood, was certainly a raised bed of controversy. But is this any way to resolve it? I don’t know all the whys and wherefores behind today’s destruction of Carver Food Park Community Garden. The disagreement, apparently, roots deeper than topsoil:…

Halcyon Garden Tour

A stroll through the Halcyon Garden on an early-April morning Come in the side gate, up a flagstone path that passes through a redbud and Japanese maple grove, and pass through a rusty metal arch covered with climbing hydrangea: Follow the flagstones as they curve left around the deck towards a circular brick patio. You’ll…