Springtime Speechless
March 26th, 2012
Yellow Willow Spring
March 20th, 2012My dog and I go for walks in a nearby park. There are tens of thousands of trees in Forest Park, but there is only one that is my favorite. It calls to me from across the water as we cross the bridge to get nearer. I imagine the essence of a golden goddess with […]
Wordless Wednesday – Orchid Show
March 14th, 2012
Flower Love – Pink & Yellow Petals
February 1st, 2012It is winter and I need to find Flower Love somewhere. Flower Love is when your heart opens and you feel faint simply from seeing something so beautiful that you surrender into a state of awe. During all but four months of the year, I simply step into my garden for this experience. But in […]
Winter Reminds Me of White – Sissinghurst Garden Inspiration
January 19th, 2012The white garden at Sissinghurst Castle is in the most visited garden in England.Created by writer, gardener and lover of Virginia Wolff, Vita Sackville-West and her husband designed garden “rooms” in the ruins of their home at Sissinghurst Castle. The white garden is perhaps the most famous garden room with its all white blooms and […]
Wordless Wednesdays – Gardens still blooming Nov.15th
November 16th, 2011
Wordless Wednesday-Still Blooming in St. Louis
November 8th, 2011
Monet’s Garden & Art Magic
October 21st, 2011I visited Monet’s garden at Giverny in the fall. I also visited the large waterlily pond paintings in the Paris museum designed by Monet to display them. Seeing both was the most powerful art and garden experience I ever had.
The Winner Is Zinnia
August 23rd, 2011As usual, I experienced plant lust when I visited the Missouri Botanical Garden last weekend. It was a new flower I had only seen in catalogs. A zinnia with the most beautiful dusty rose petals, bright pink purple center and a light lime green edge on the new emerging petals. It is called Queen Lime […]
