The Better Letter

“As the garden grows, so grows the gardener” —Unknown

Nothing inspires your green thumb like a gorgeous garden.

Ask any woman—it could be 14-hour work days or 14 trips back and forth to a child’s golf camp—we could all benefit from a few minutes of solid meditation.

From the Garden of Eden to the hanging gardens of Babylon, mankind has long appreciated a good garden. Fortunately, one need not channel King Nebuchadnezzar to cultivate an outdoor space.

For many of us, the organic awakening came when we read a book by Michael Pollan or saw the film "Food, Inc." But Jeanne Pinsof Nolan of Glencoe recognized the importance of organics more than 20 years ago.