Afghan Women’s Garden Beds
This blog post about the Afghan Women’s garden beds was written before the events in Afghanistan the week of August 16, 2021. The women continue to visit their garden beds […]
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Healing Art & Zen
A year ago, Liz Hambrick was reeling. It was July 2020, 4 months since the shutdown, and COVID-19 was raging across the country. “I was bored to tears and I […]
Plants Safe for Cats
I’ve spent endless time standing in the plant aisles at my local hardware store searching for plants safe for cats. When owning a cat, finding plants that are non-toxic to […]
Metamorphosis into a Social Butterfly
Butterfly nets, bug boxes and jars filled with lightning bugs. To a child who spends his days exploring the seemingly magical outdoor world, these tools are essential. Sometimes, as we […]
Top 5 Garden Spots to Explore at Lewis Ginter
Last year was hard for all of us and took a toll. In 2020 the American Psychological Association says 8 out 10 of us report that the Coronavirus pandemic was […]
Unicia Buster:
Human Cecropia
My love of moths continues as I channeled the spirit of the Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus or Cecropia moth, the largest native North American moth for my latest work of art. […]
English Ivy: A “Dirty Dozen” Plant
Have you ever looked along a highway and observed all the trees covered in vegetation from trunk to branches? It was most likely English ivy (Hedera helix), the final of […]
Garden Shop: Local Business & Farm Favorites
I can’t think of a better way to spend a cool spring morning than with a cup of hot tea, celebrating the sun with the tulips. We chat about the […]
Japanese Honeysuckle: A “Dirty Dozen” Plant
Our Dirty Dozen plant of the week is Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica). This ornamental vine is still widely available in the horticultural trade, even though it has invaded all of the […]
Artists in Residence
Last year was challenging for all of us on so many levels. I know for me, the ability to pause in nature, listen to music or paint, was a part […]