Lavender Caper
It’s a mystery. Two summers ago we planted a row of lavender along the front deck. Five small plants with big potential. Within a few months they would be peeking over the edge of the deck, covered in...
View ArticleVernal Equinox in my own Backyard
Happy spring! Here’s what’s happening in my own little slice of garden paradise. No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn. ~Hal Borland I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would...
View ArticleTherapeutic Bath Salts: Putting My Dried Lavender to Work
Dr. Teal’s has a wonderfully fragrant and oh so relaxing lavender bath salt, but it’s nearly seven dollars a bag. I shop for generic brands of Epsom salt, half the price and equally effective for...
View ArticleSunflower Wall or Bust
My longed-for “wall of sunflowers” is coming along nicely, but I’ve revised my description a bit. Three sunflower seedlings survived the first planting but the squirrels pilfered the rest. The second...
View ArticleComplimenting the Sunflowers: The Color Purple
In color theory, yellow compliments purple. The colors are directly adjacent to one another on the color wheel, in the same way green is to red, and orange is to blue. Without consciously realizing it,...
View ArticleThe Sensual Garden
Our singular Daphne is in bloom this time of year producing a sensuous, heady musk. Daphne is my garden’s Sacred Feminine, the goddess of sensuality. Her blooms intoxicate, drawing me to my knees to...
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