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 [...]

Posted on February 19, 2010 at 11:02 am by margot · Permalink · Comments Closed
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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/ [...]

Posted on February 12, 2010 at 6:37 pm by margot · Permalink · Comments Closed
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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 [...]

Posted on February 8, 2010 at 6:29 pm by margot · Permalink · One Comment
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