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FLOWER QUOTE: ATTENTION IS THE RAREST AND PUREST FORM
October 09, 2017
MY TWO CENTS Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity…The author, Simone Weil, lived too short of a life, but she also lived way before cell phones were even a concept. So to think that during her lifetime she wrote this quote, it must have meant that even without cell phones it was still a challenge to get or give attention and be totally aware of the person(s) you were with. And ...
Read MoreFLOWERS GALORE AND MORE
October 08, 2017
Many of you have kindly asked us about making Wednesday’s Flower images as note cards or prints. Well, we have answered that request and then some with the help of an online company that does printing on demand, called Society6. Their mission is about bringing together artists from around the globe to sell their original works, offering more than 30 premium consumer goods from Art Prints to Thro...
Read MoreFRIDAY’S FLOWER FACT: TOAD LILY
October 06, 2017
This orchid-like plant, toad lily, is best suited for woodland or shady border gardens. Plant nearby, as you won’t want to miss a close-up view. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our world.
Read MoreFLOWER QUOTE: THE LOVE OF GARDENING
October 02, 2017
MY TWO CENTS The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies… At times, toward the end of the gardening season here in New England, I’m ready to take a break, but I also know that throughout the winter I will dream about my gardens for the coming year. During the winter I will also enjoy planning my cutting garden along with forced bulbs and plants inside to keep that touch of natur...
Read MoreA FEW OF MY FAVORITE GARDENING TOOLS
October 01, 2017
There are many wonderful aspects to being a part of the flowering world and one of them is gardening and the tools we use. So I thought I would share a few of my favorite gardening tools, and I really hope you will share your favorites with me in the comment section below, as I would love to learn about some new tools! KOREAN HAND HOE The Korean Hand Hoe (also known as the Ho-Mi) is an aweso...
Read MoreFRIDAY’S FLOWER FACT: ICELAND POPPY
September 29, 2017
Poppies are short-lived cutflowers; singeing the cut stem’s milky latex is said to promote vase life. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our world.
Read MoreFLOWER QUOTE: I PERHAPS OWE
September 25, 2017
MY TWO CENTS I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers… said Claude Monet, and I perhaps owe becoming a photographer to flowers. In that regard, I owe a debt to flowers for opening up a creative place in my soul and heart. I truly don't know if I could even put into words what flowers have given me, but a few words that do come to mind are: joy, life, passion, happiness, strength, compas...
Read MorePITH+VIGOR: A CUTTING FLOWER GARDEN PLAN
September 24, 2017
I'm very pleased to share that I've written a guest blog article that has been featured on PITH+VIGOR, called A Cutting Flower Garden Plan. From their website, "PITH+VIGOR is a publishing project that encourages readers...to follow our curiosity, cultivate our creativity, and lead a beautiful life through connections with our community, nature, and the environment." What a fantastic purpose, an...
Read MoreFRIDAY’S FLOWER FACT: MEXICAN SUNFLOWER
September 22, 2017
The Mexican Sunflower is named after Tithonus, a young man loved by the dawn goddess, Aurora. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our world.
Read MoreFLOWER QUOTE: ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
September 18, 2017
MY TWO CENTS One of the most beautiful compensations in life is that no person can help another without helping themselves… How great is it to have quotes like this to encourage and ground us?! How simple and how true is his quote, and I will work to put it more forward in my mind to make sure I’m helping others, not so much to gain from it, but to be inspired by it. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ral...
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