Artful seeds
Ask and ye shall receive….
Thanks to Jena for this link to the Hudson Valley Seed Library. The folks there combine a love of heirloom seeds with one for local art, a pairing that results in these whimsical “art packs.” Each packet is designed by an artist in their area, and contains fresh seeds. They have [...]
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Plant Planning, Part Two
The more I’ve been thinking about how I regard plants, and how my landscape architect friends do, I’ve realized that the difference is not simply akin to painter versus installation artist, as I proposed in the last entry. It’s also that we’re privileging different parts of the plants.
Roots, stems, leaves/ Flowers, fruits, seeds
Roots, stems, leaves/ [...]
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Plant Planning
Today was an unexpected free day, like a snow day—but without the deluge that folks further south are still shoveling. Naturally, I spent it poring over seed catalogs, planning for spring. In some ways, this is my favorite moment in the garden—the one when every seed still has the chance to come to fruition, when [...]
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