Perhaps you are familiar with the term "e;gardening."e; It is a tangle of weirdness. Turns out there's more to it than growing a lovely lawn or prolific pepper plant. Planet Pomegranate is a collection of columns written by journalist Laura Christman for the Home & Garden section of the Record Searchlight, the daily newspaper in Redding, Calif. The pieces are a mix of conversations, observations, reflections and frustrations. Some related to the garden; some are not. Revealed are the stories of: the spindly spring of tenacious Bermuda grass the petticoat that joined the family the pumpkin that perplexed a newsroom the joyful journey of the wandering lemons the greatest donkey that ever livedPlanet Pomegranate explores the wonder of growing whether it s in the garden or as a person. It is about growing stuff, growing up, staying curious and finding joy in simple things. And appreciating pomegranates it s about that too.