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A Day in the Life of a Botanical Artist: Inside My Spring Studio and Garden
A Day in the Life of a Botanical Artist: Inside My Spring Studio and Garden

Before I dive in to talking about what a typical day looks like around here, I want to take a moment to thank you for sharing your experiences with online subscriptions and communities in last week’s post.

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February Garden Tasks: Dreaming, Planning, Doing
February Garden Tasks: Dreaming, Planning, Doing

When I woke up on Wednesday the temperature was 43. The warmest we’ve seen this year. On my morning walk I didn’t need a hat. Chickadees and cardinals sang their delight at the taste of spring in the air.

The next day it was more than 30 degrees colder.

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

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Finding Solace in the Garden's Beauty: Why I Grow Blooming Plants Indoors
Finding Solace in the Garden's Beauty: Why I Grow Blooming Plants Indoors

One of the first things I noticed in the oncology waiting room were two huge Christmas cactuses filled with blooms, even though it was late January.

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Gratitude and a Giveaway Inspired by an Exciting Collaboration and Fun Stickers
Gratitude and a Giveaway Inspired by an Exciting Collaboration and Fun Stickers

Sometimes a project comes along which is a complete joy. My collaboration with Kickapoo Meadery was one of those projects. This fall I worked with Roots and Refuge Farm on another.

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November 2021 in the Garden and an Invitation to a Joyful Seed Exchange
November 2021 in the Garden and an Invitation to a Joyful Seed Exchange

In Wisconsin by the time November rolls around, we’ve usually had our first frost. Sometimes we’ve already had our first snow, too.

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October 2021 in the Garden, Thoughts on Joy and a Nature-Filled Vacation
October 2021 in the Garden, Thoughts on Joy and a Nature-Filled Vacation

I’m never certain if I’ll have flowers blooming in my garden in October or not.

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

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Celebrate Summer Joys: Color, Week 1 of a Month of Gratitude Practice
Celebrate Summer Joys: Color, Week 1 of a Month of Gratitude Practice

Did you end up writing a Gratitude List after my post last week?

Are you ready for today’s prompt to help open your eyes to the beauties and joys of summer*?

This week I want you to focus on COLOR.

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What's Going on in the Garden July 2021
What's Going on in the Garden July 2021

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

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June 2021 Garden Tour (It's Not ALL Roses)
June 2021 Garden Tour (It's Not ALL Roses)

Wow. So much has changed in the garden from April to May to June. As I mentioned last week, summer is well and truly here.

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May 2021 Garden Tour
May 2021 Garden Tour

How can it be a month already since my first garden tour?

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Painting Violas and Pansies: in My Studio with Spring Garden Inspiration
Painting Violas and Pansies: in My Studio with Spring Garden Inspiration

For me, springtime in the garden always means violas and pansies. They’re some of the first things to show up at garden centers and one of the first things to bloom in my garden.

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April 2021 Garden Tour
April 2021 Garden Tour

I was blown away by the responses to last week’s post about social media. Thank you to everyone who left a comment, sent an email, responded on IG or shared thoughts over at Skillshare. It seems a lot of us are a bit dissatisfied right now. Today, though, I thought I’d post something a little lighter!

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Winter Joy: How to Choose and Order Seeds for a Successful Garden
Winter Joy: How to Choose and Order Seeds for a Successful Garden

The wind shrieks a puff of snow off the roof and as I step outside the storm door shatters an icicle onto the stairs.

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