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Meet Merlin

The keeper of the garden. More
Flowers in full bloom
Dogs in the garden
Peekaboo Merlin

Once upon a time, in the middle of an ordinary neighborhood, something magical happened. A neglected and overgrown backyard became the canvas for a beautiful creation that invites wonder and inspiration into the daily life of myself and my canine companions. Read the stories that sparked the images appearing in my paintings and galleries, and let them serve as food for your creative soul.

Recent Musings of an Inspired Gardener

Joy’s True Purpose

Find joy in the journey. If we think on it, we struggle daily to find joy in the journey. Most of us, that is. There Read more

Resilience

The key to life is resilience. We will always be knocked down. It’s the getting up that counts. Dominique Browning. When I walked out of Read more

Never Give Up

A river cuts through a rock not because of its power, but its persistence. The Covid pandemic Read more

Get the Book

Lesley Mills shares her own journey, with four rescue dogs along for the ride, where gardening became more than how to plant, but how to live. Buy on Amazon.

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“Great art picks up where nature ends.”

Marc Chagall