Category: Art From Nature
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I’m Dying to Get Started!
I’ll never look at a colorful plant, seed, flower, leaf, or garment in the same way again! A Garden to Dye For is a delight from beginning to end. As with all of this author’s works, it is honest, fun, inspiring, witty, and thorough. She has considered every angle and answered every question in a…
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Garden Planter Combination ~Joy, Gladness, & Spendor
Our entire garden space is visible from our kitchen, office, and family room. It is a living, moving, breathing, singing addition to our daily lives. As such, we keep it groomed, fed, and full of color. This planter has spent over a dozen years on our patio. It contains my favorite combination of flowers: geranium,…
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May Basket Delivery
This morning greeted me with newness. Springness. May. The month when flowers take the leading role in our garden. And the sky’s expansive canvas fills with color. And the air’s soft presence thrills with scent. As the calendar turns to May 1st, people all over the northern hemisphere celebrate the awakening of Spring’s fresh start.…
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Wreath of Berries
Nandina domestica, AKA, Heavenly Bamboo, is one of our favorite plants. A hardy, waterwise evergreen, Nandina grows in part to full sun, zones 5-10, offering year-round beauty, moderate growth, low maintenance, and deer resistance. I use Nandina leaves in flower arrangements, but I never clip its springtime blooms, because by autumn they develop into sturdy…
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Leaf Art
Leaf art is easy to make. Here is an Autumn leaf, scanned into Picasa (a free photo editing program). I was able to change the image to black and white. …add and change background colors… …add text… …and make it into something useful. I could go on and on with ideas for this…
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Homespun Pumpkin Wreath
I had so much fun last month crafting an apple wreath, that I decided to challenge myself to make a new door decoration each month for a year. October, being the month of pumpkins and trick-or-treaters, my theme was obvious. The first step was to shop our home and garden for materials. I chose a…
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Welcome Autumn with an Apple Wreath
The front door of a home is more than just the focal point. It is where the outside and the inside worlds touch, the portal, where homeowner and visitor each linger for a moment before entering the private spaces. Here is the perfect location for a personal statement… a sign, striking color, or a wreath. Jim…