We were fortunate to have a monarch chrysalis in our garden, and watch the entire process from caterpillar to butterfly! Check out the photos of this miracle of nature!
Flowers
Medicinal Plants are Blooming
Growing and adoring flowers is very new to me. It’s so fun to dabble in this new world and watch it unfold before me!
Tea as an Herbal Remedy
Herbal tea (or tisane) isn’t only for drinking! Here, I use a calendula infusion to support the healing of an incision.
Ode to my flowering fruit trees, in photo
So much life and beauty to behold in these lovely pear and cherry trees.
Fresh blooms for the Christmas season
Like clockwork, the Christmas cactus is in full bloom as we head into its namesake holiday. Each year at this time, I go into hibernation mode from all things gardening, then these big house blooms catch me by surprise. They arrive with such a fantastical show as if to prove me wrong. They’re right. I am still […]
Not your ordinary hibiscus tea
R and I like to take a big stack of books outside to a shady spot and read, and read, and read. All that reading calls for a good tea. Tea with kids in the afternoon can be tricky with all that caffeine. Look no further than hibiscus iced tea. With the addition of some ginger, […]
