If you're looking for a fun and creative project to keep you busy during this Covid-19 stay-at-home order, try planting a vegetable garden. Gardening is one of my favorite forms of creative expression, so I decided to make a vegetable garden even though our yard had limited available space. This video will take you through …
Flowers, Photography, and Photoshop
Here’s a few tips on how to photograph flowers and then alter the images with Photoshop to create a soft, romantic mood. READ THE ENTIRE POST...
The Wonders of Gardening
There are things inside of me that can only be worked out in the dirt. Yes, gardening settles my soul and silences my mental chatter. A welcome respite to be sure, planting roses, pulling weeds, and arranging flower pots puts me at ease. Life doesn’t seem so tragic when I work the earth. In fact, …
Garden Shift: Finding New Places to Blossom
My war with the squirrels took a recent turn. Here’s why. I planted; they nibbled until the new blooms disappeared. They munched on the Shasta Daisy leaves until only stubs remained. Oh and the botanist who insisted that marigolds repeal squirrels, not true. Those little devils uprooted the plants, nibbled on the roots, and then devoured …
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Gardening and my Incorrigible Soul
Incorrigible: .   Firmly rooted; ineradicable: incorrigible faults. .   Difficult or impossible to control or manage: an incorrigible, spoiled child. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition http://www.wordnik.com/words/incorrigible Have you ever felt like your soul was incorrigible? I have. In fact, this personal awareness is one of the reasons I enjoy gardening so much. …