View this post on Instagram It took a long time to not be afraid of spiders. A lot of retraining my brain not to freak out the second I got near one or one touched me and instead to invoke a curious spirit. Would I want this golden orb weaver (Trichonephila clavipes) crawling on me? […]
July in the Garden
Music: “Breathing” by Lee Rosevere
Old & New Memories in the Garden
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Ep. 5-4: Baetanical | James Barela
James Barela is a graphic designer by day, potter, artist, and gardener by night and all the spaces in between. James lives and works in Austin, Texas, where he runs his business Baetanical. At Baetanical you can find as he puts it, “…the Best in Botanical Curiosity”—pieces of plant inspired art, and unique, hand-thrown ceramic […]
Ep. 5-1: Welcome Back – The Summer Garden, Alaska, and a New Season
View this post on Instagram A new addition to the garden this year, wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia). They were propogated from seeds purchased from @prairiemoonnursery and I have been very impressed. I’m on a quest to find natives that the deer won’t touch—which is actually an ordeal because most plants listed as such aren’t actually. I […]
Summer Encore: Humane Gardening | Nancy Lawson
Writer and gardener Nancy Lawson takes gardening for wildlife to the next level. After first encountering her book via my library system’s digital lending services, I have since fallen for the way Nancy writes about wildlife and their interactions in our garden and in our lives. She frequently touches on points that create those ‘aha’ […]
Summer Encore: The Common Milkweed Nursery | Jennifer Kleinrichert & Steve Ross
One of my favorite episodes has been with the owners of The Common Milkweed Nursery, “a 3.5 acre nature preserve, wildlife haven, native plant farm, and land lab in North Central Ohio.” Jennifer and Steve are a wealth of knowledge when it comes to native plants of their region and getting a glimpse of that […]
Summer Encore: Unconventional Edibles & Whole Harvest Cooking | Linda Ly
View this post on Instagram Last week, I mentioned that our two-year search for a house to call our own in Central Oregon finally — finally! — has a happy ending (though the adventure is really just beginning). We closed on our dream property this month! It completely caught us by surprise, and we scrambled […]
