Monthly Archives: January 2018

PLANTING IN THE SNOWFALL: PAPERWHITE BULBS

January 07, 2018

In the Northeast, there is a blanket of white covering the ground and snow falling all around. I’m planting in the snowfall, though not in my garden, but in my studio. The forced Paperwhite bulbs I purchased in December and have kept in a paper bag for over a month now have given me something to look forward to during the cold months of January and February. As I open the bag and peek in, I’m ...

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FRIDAY’S FLOWER FACT: CONEFLOWER

January 05, 2018

Coneflower, also known as echinacea, has been found to stimulate the production of white blood cells in the body, which help fight infection. It has anti-viral, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties, and has been used to treat a variety of symptoms from colds to arthritis to ear infections to gingivitis. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, j...

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FLOWER QUOTE: AND NOW WE WELCOME

January 01, 2018

MY TWO CENTS And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been... This quote comes from a letter the author wrote to his wife while in Capri and experiencing the excitement and chaos of the New Year being celebrated in the streets. I’m not one to make New Year’s resolutions, but there is something very exciting about a new start and a new beginning; to think about all of...

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