I think Spring is finally here…
The cool sounds of birds chirping…
Nests with eggs…
Thought it time to spruce up some pots and add some color…
Cool Finds Hydrangea ‘BoBo’… A show stopper.
Illicium ‘Florida Sunshine’. to brighten up any spot in the garden.
What’s in your Wagon?
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Jayme B
Walking through my Zone 8 Garden, pondering the web we weave…
My wise friend Hilda always cautions with a kind voice, “Be careful what you wish for…”
Like most things in life, an action causes a ripple not to be reversed.
Native Americans honored the spider long before Charlotte’s Web was penned or became a delightful film with the memorable, sound of Julia Robert’s soothing voice. I’m certain a whole generation of children left their screens in search of a Charlotte of their own, heading outside to explore!
“So it was that Spider wove the first primordial alphabet, as she had woven the dream of the world that had become manifest. Spider’s dream of the physical world had comer to fruition millions of years before.”
“Spider’s body is made like the number eight, cons of two lobe-like parts connected at the waist, and eight legs. Spider is the symbol for the infinite possibilities of creation. Her eight legs represent the four winds of change and the four directions on the medicine wheel.”
“If Spider has dropped from her web into your cards today,” (I prefer getting into nature and then looking up the animals/insects I encounter), “she may be telling you to create, create, create!” … from Medicine Cards by Jamie Sams & David Carson
And so I shall!
Reminder: September 24 – 30, 2015 is Take A Child Outside Week…
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Jayme B
NC Certified Environmental Educator
This is an exhibition I hated to miss… Groundbreaking women in Landscape Design – an acceptable profession of the times.
Thanks to my sister… always fun to see things through her eyes… Enjoy! Jayme B.Note: The App is worth the effort but will not work on I Pad Mini.. Still fun on the tiny screen.
The New York Botanical Garden carved out an ambitious agenda in its Groundbreakers show – to tie the stories of six women of landscaping history, present a two-gallery recreation of an historic garden, pay tribute to the contributions of several landscapes within NYBG itself, create a poetry walk, and wrap it up with the history of early 20th-century photography and high-gloss publishing. They did it with GPS and an iPhone app, courtesy of Bloomberg.
Closing this weekend, Groundbreakers: Great American Gardens and the Women Who Designed Them is still worth downloading from iTunes, just to get a glimpse into the lives of six landscape-gardening pioneers, see their work, and understand the popularization of American gardening long before the dawn of HGTV or Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. Here’s the link.
Photos of Ms. Johnston (left), lantern slides and projector, and Beals (right) on NYC street in 1902. Courtesy:…
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I awoke early—it was Saturday—the second one in March, in anticipation of a spring-like day. With the weather report crisp and a “to do list” a mile long, a whole glorious day planned in the garden to quench the cabin fever of a relentless winter.
There was something in the air.
Still under warm covers, I opened my eyes to the world through my I-Pad. A Word Press notification introduced me to a wonderful story by a writer in Australia, Deb Hunt, a blog titled Snap Decision about gardening and loss of her Mum. Something I know all to well.
Next I perused GRATITUDE—which so inspired me. Gratitude from down under. Continue reading
On this wordless Wednesday enjoy the Allure of Allium—Pleasure of Purple.
Durham, North Carolina…—
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Jayme B
NC Certified Environmental Educator
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Usually the Siberian are fist to open in March—not this year with the late freeze.
Iris sibirica
From My Mother-in-Law’s garden in Ohio—Thinking of you Lil—RIP.
Fresh Harvest Namaste
On a Chilly Day – Iris ‘Caesar’s Brother’, Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum ‘Mariesii’, Hyacinthoides hispanica – Entwined Gardens
Under the oaks and pines
A plant grows mighty fine.
Evergreen, shades of pink, burgundy or lime
Blooming ever so sublime
Hurray—It’s Hellebore time!
My friend Kathy’s yellow Hellebore peaking through the snow.
Imagine, seeing this hopeful sign of spring—just out your window as winter’s wrath has driven you to wit’s end—peaking through the bareness of the last snow.
Or being able to cut and bring a variety of fascinating blooms inside…
Having many forms—singles, semi-doubles, doubles, anemone-centered—and colors—it is easy to see why there are passionate breeders and collectors of this winter bloomer.
Hellebores can be successfully grown in shade, but I have some also in sun; They are drought tolerant and even the deer won’t nibble! What is not to like?
They can be cut for arrangements or floated in bowls indoor, or outside, to bring cheer in late winter and delight with hope of spring to come.
Stop by a good nursery and ask for them… They grow in Zones 4-9.
Having Cabin Fever? Saturday March 8, is the last day of Hellebore Festival at Pine Knot Farms in Clarksville, Virginia… the weather is expected to be sunny and high 50’s… so go if you are anywhere near by! I have met folks from DC, South Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina… all beaming with joy for making the journey, wagons filled with Hellebores, hardy Primrose, Hepatica – just to name a few things!
Entrance to Dick and Judy’s Garden… Pine Knot Farms.
Judith Knot Tyler and her Husband Dick have customers in 49 of the 50 states and will gladly ship!
Magical gardens to meander around their hand-built home. Plenty of Hellebores and other woodland garden plants for sale.
More next week with tips from Judy Knot Tyler of Pine Knot Farms on tips for propagation and care.
Judith Knott and Dick Tyler Pine Knot Farms www.pineknotfarms.com 434-252-1990 434-252-0768 fax
Enjoy – living the EntwinedLife
Jayme B
NC Certified Environmental Educator
While sweeping the back deck of the endless Oak leaves, I spotted these visiting guests – two caterpillars out for a stroll on the deck railing:
I know that often fuzzy caterpillars are a warning not to touch – so counter intuitive!
So yet another reason to take a well needed break – head inside and look them up – to see who these visitors are.
Both are caterpillars of Halysidota tessellaris – commonly know as either the Pale Tiger Moth or Banded Tussock Moth – the Oak tree over head is their host plant.
In researching, I found Canadian entomology graduate student and nature photographer Morgan D. Jackson’s blog Biodiversity in Focus.
Morgan writes about their ability to hear incoming sonar pings of bat predators. Some have even evolved sonic countermeasures. (Dunning & Roeder, 1965)
How Cool is that!
Morgan has graciously allowed me to share his blog on the Sonic Moth… who knew?
Banded Tussock Moth – Halysidota tessellaris #NMW2012 » Biodiversity in Focus Blog.
Explore some of his other cool posts and he’ll have you hooked on Natural Science!
Thanks Morgan for leading and sharing an Entwined Life!
Jayme B
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