
The fiery flowers of pineapple sage, young radishes in a driftwood bed, one last rose before winter, the sun shed at sunset, and an alchemical androgyne.
The Divine Hermaphrodite

The fiery flowers of pineapple sage, young radishes in a driftwood bed, one last rose before winter, the sun shed at sunset, and an alchemical androgyne.
The Divine Hermaphrodite
Tags: · alchemical, aria nadii, art, garden structures, permaculture

Three favorite photographs of artists’ gardens from a book that I am parting with. I have this long standing practice that for every object I bring into this house, I must part with an equivalent object, usually a book for a book, a clothing item for a similar clothing item, etc.
John Ruskin
Edward Augustus Bowles
Derek Jarman
Tags: · art, artist gardens, garden structures

This is the stone path we are building in the new section of front garden. It was an ugly asphalt drive that we tore up with a pick axe. Hopefully there will be low growing thyme inbetween the stones by next spring and those scrappy looking arborvitae with their little pointy heads chopped off will [...]
Tags: · garden structures, permaculture

A long awaited orchid blooms on the front porch, explosions of color, heat, rain, crazy big waves, whoopie pies, silliness, drama, pfft, lots and lots of cucumbers, and no further comment…
Tags: · compost, garden structures, permaculture

Take a walk down the stone steps into my garden.
Quietly sneak past the guard and under the driftwood arch.
Hot peppers galore.
Abundance
A field of cosmos 10 feet tall.
A fig tree grew out of the compost. Surprise!
C.P. made these birdhouses [...]
Tags: · garden structures, permaculture