For nearly 10 years (2005 - 2014) Dr. Marvin N. Miller served as America in Bloom's president. During that time, America in Bloom's monthly newsletter included his thoughts on matters related to the organization and its participants-ranging from community involvement, the power of volunteers, to trees, flowers, horticultural research, and much more. These heartfelt epistles, written from a passion for horticulture and America in Bloom, offer ideas to ponder, share, and reflect. Although they were written between 2008 and 2014, the messages are timeless and will become richer on re-reading. In this volume, we have collected all of these writings that we could find and hope you will enjoy Dr. Miller's insights into what can, and will, make American communities great. They are presented with the most recent first.