November 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Never say never. I proclaimed the last rose of autumn and suddenly my garden exploded with new flowers late into the season surviving two nor’easters. They did not, however, all survive the rabbits who indulged in a rose petal feast early this morning. Silly rabbit. Tricks are for the kids. I can’t complain. The garden [...]
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Tags: · aria nadii, art, mixed media, permaculture, synchronicity
November 9th, 2009 · 6 Comments

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
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Tags: · alchemical, aria nadii, art, garden structures, permaculture

A near perfect day this All Souls. Morning in the garden, afternoon in the cave, and evening by the firelight in the night around a lovingly prepared feast in honor of the ancestors and all loved ones who have passed over. The weather was perfect, cool crisp dry air and not too windy, with a [...]
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Tags: · all souls, artist gardens, permaculture
September 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments

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 [...]
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Tags: · garden structures, permaculture

Our new deck, giant sunflowers, pink hibiscus, busy bees, tons of tomatoes, and hot peppers galore.
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Tags: · compost, permaculture