notes from the studio

Anne Butera 1/21/22 Anne Butera 1/21/22

How to Discover Joy in Subtle Colors: Lessons from the Winter Garden

The sun is shining, warm and bright. The garden is humming with bees and I catch the scent of roses, mint and spicy tulsi. I step among the blooms with my scissors at the ready,

Anne Butera 9/17/21 Anne Butera 9/17/21

September 2021 in the Garden: Delighting in Every Bit of Color as the Season Dwindles

In September in Wisconsin, the gardening season is winding down.

Anne Butera 8/20/21 Anne Butera 8/20/21

Celebrate Summer Joys: August in the Garden, Week 3 of a Month of Gratitude Practice

If July’s garden stars were purple poppies, August’s are sunflowers.

Anne Butera 7/16/21 Anne Butera 7/16/21

What's Going on in the Garden July 2021

The purple poppies have been stealing the show around here lately.