These hellebores make me happy!
These hellebores make me happy in the January garden. I've had to relocate them several times as conditions changed in our garden. They thrive in the shade. We used to…
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January 20, 2022
Cremini Mushrooms
Our drawing group has responded to Omicron
Our drawing group has responded to Omicron by going online. we sit down and start drawing, separately, at the usual time. Then an hour and forty minutes later, we meet…
January 17, 2022
Marble, maidenhair fern shoots and leaves, bay leaves and flowers, ribes sanguineum Inverness flower buds and leaves, horsetail ferns, shell
Signs of spring
Today's offering definitely features signs of spring. I'm heartened by the unfurling little maidenhair fern tendrils, and the ribes sanguinium flower buds. This one has white flowers, and it's named…
January 31, 2021
Rocks, birch leaves, mastadon ivory, deodor cedar seed squiggles, iris foetidissima berries, amber beads, horse tail fern, fir cone seeds, hop seed bush leaves
Share the joy
One of the reasons I make these botanical designs is that I want to share the joy that I get when I make them. For months I've posted them on…
January 30, 2021
African seed pod, cut up acuba leaves, horse tail fern , sea urchin spine.s, rock, topaz beads
Some days you just have to start over
African seed pod, cut up acuba leaves, sea urchin spines, daphne flower buds, smoky topaz beads, rock It's true, some days you just have to start over. I used to…
January 29, 2021
Mahonia leaf, bottlebrush flower buds, eucalyptus caps, smoky topaz, abalone, christmas cactus, daphne flower bud, pussy willow twigs
This too shall pass
This too shall pass, and thank goodness for that. Woke up with a case of the "f-its". so reminding myself that everything changes, nothing stays the same is an excellent…
January 28, 2021
Marbles, sand dollar, bird breast bone, society garlic leaves, foetidissima iris seeds, clay beads, Mexican orange flower buds, acuba leaves
Mandalas connect us
Mandalas do connect us. I just had a deep, moving conversation with a woman I knew only slightly til this morning. We both volunteer for the Center for Common Ground's…
January 27, 2021
Lorapetalum leaves, pansy, mahonia flowers, rose cedar cones, jonquils, purple anemone, hop seed bush
Feeling like the other shoe is going to drop
I'm feeling like the other shoe is going to drop. We had four years of horrific chaos, cruelty and drama, and some part of me doesn't believe that it's over.…
January 26, 2021
Camelia, mahonia leaves, flower buds and flowers, smoky topaz, boxwood leaves, bay leaves, Japanese maple twigs, and dried flower buds from the Stunt Ranch Road Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains
Gratitude
Gratitude - one of the most amazing things about making this book and now this website, is how many people offer their gardens to me. "Take whatever you like, as…
January 25, 2021
African seed pod, rhododendron flower and leaves, christmas cactus, Mexican orange flowers, clay beads, heelebore petals and centers, budding pussy willow
Signs of Spring
There are signs of spring, aligning with the cycle of the Biden/Harris administration. Hellebores are among the first to bloom in my garden. The Mexican orange comes from down the…
January 22, 2021