Alison Gillespie is a science writer and gardening coach.

Her favorite gardens include habitat features for wildlife and spaces where children can get a close encounter with nature.
Email her at ag@whereyouareplanted.com.

May 2008

An "in-tents" encounter with nature

I was in the grocery store looking for cereal when a little boy in a neighboring shopping cart waved to me. “See my bug?” he said, beaming. Inside his glass jar was one tiny occupant: a black caterpillar with blondish hairs along its sides and a long, blue stripe down its back. I admired his new little pet, then exchanged smiles with his mom before moving on to find my groceries.

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August 2007	Cicadas song
July 2007	Summer Bees, bats, and beautiful smells
June 2007	Box Turtles
May 2007	A letter to Rachel Carson on the occasion of her 100th birthday
April 2007	Listen to the creek and find the quiet in your head
March 2007	Signs of Spring, in the park and on the web
February 2007	Winter of my discontent
January 2007	Big birds of a different feather, confused in my head together
December 2006	“Of all the leaves that are in the wood, the holly bears the crown”
November 2006	An abundance of acorns