When a gardener decorates her mantel for Christmas she decides to give it a garden-y theme.
She finds inspiration from an article on garden-themed holiday decorating sent to her by the Hoosier Gardener.
She starts out with some faux greenery mostly because she doesn't have enough real greenery but also because she is a bit afraid of setting her house on fire after the dry summer. To this she
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Showing posts with label when a gardener. Show all posts
When A Gardener Goes To A Basketball Game
When a gardener goes to a basketball and her team plays poorly and doesn’t seem all that interested in winning, her mind wanders and she begins to notice subliminal messages about gardening in the advertising around the court.
She sees “time”,
And begins to think about thyme and how often writers use the phrase, “thyme in a garden” to mean not only the little tiny herb, thyme, but also the
She sees “time”,
And begins to think about thyme and how often writers use the phrase, “thyme in a garden” to mean not only the little tiny herb, thyme, but also the
When A Gardener Sends Christmas Cards
When a gardener sends Christmas cards, she often chooses cards that reflect something from the garden, or remind her of gardens and plants, like this card featuring a window box arrangement with cardinals.
If she can't find a card with a picture of a window box arrangement, she might consider cards that feature wreaths made from all the goodness of a garden.
Finding Christmas cards with
If she can't find a card with a picture of a window box arrangement, she might consider cards that feature wreaths made from all the goodness of a garden.
Finding Christmas cards with
When a gardener collects vintage Christmas postcards
When a gardener decides to collect a few vintage Christmas postcards...
She soon realizes she had better come up with some criteria for which postcards to collect before she has hundreds of postcards.
She decides she will collect those with unusual Christmas flowers, like this one with Lily of the Valley flowers.
Some of the cards have been sent and she likes to read what the senders wrote
She soon realizes she had better come up with some criteria for which postcards to collect before she has hundreds of postcards.
She decides she will collect those with unusual Christmas flowers, like this one with Lily of the Valley flowers.
Some of the cards have been sent and she likes to read what the senders wrote
When A Gardener Makes Christmas Ornaments
When a gardener makes Christmas ornaments at her sister's house after Thanksgiving dinner, she is pleased that the two main ingredients in the ornaments are of botanical interest - cinnamon (the inner bark of Cinnamomum sp. trees) and apple sauce (the mashed up fruit from the trees of Malus sp.).
While her niece mixes up the dough made from the cinnamon and applesauce, the gardener eyes all of
While her niece mixes up the dough made from the cinnamon and applesauce, the gardener eyes all of
When A Gardener Visits A Forest
When a gardener visits a forest,
She looks for the color of the leaves and finds the red of the Sassafras trees (Sassafras albidum) in the understory.
She remembers how her Dad tried to dig up sassafras trees and plant them in his garden, never successfully because of the deep tap roots. He always said they couldn't take our cold winters.
Nearby, she finds still green leaves on a young Tulip
She looks for the color of the leaves and finds the red of the Sassafras trees (Sassafras albidum) in the understory.
She remembers how her Dad tried to dig up sassafras trees and plant them in his garden, never successfully because of the deep tap roots. He always said they couldn't take our cold winters.
Nearby, she finds still green leaves on a young Tulip
When a gardener orders pizza
When a gardener orders pizza, she is delighted to find some of her favorite toppings on the menu -- Brassica oleracea, Solanum lycopersicum (which she used to know as Lycopersicum esculentum), and a new one, Cynara cardunculus.
When she orders, the gardener translates these toppings for the waiter as broccoli, tomatoes, and artichokes because she doesn't want to embarrass him if he doesn't know
When she orders, the gardener translates these toppings for the waiter as broccoli, tomatoes, and artichokes because she doesn't want to embarrass him if he doesn't know
When a gardener shops for furniture
When a gardener shops for furniture, her eye is drawn to the wood furniture with the carvings of leaf branches.
She wonders what plant that might be and if it is botanically correct. After all, she would not want just any plant to twine up her bed post or decorate the corner of a chest of drawers.
She decides, though, that this plant is okay because it does not have "leaves of three" so it
She wonders what plant that might be and if it is botanically correct. After all, she would not want just any plant to twine up her bed post or decorate the corner of a chest of drawers.
She decides, though, that this plant is okay because it does not have "leaves of three" so it
When a gardener goes to the Outer Banks
When a gardener goes to the Outer Banks of North Carolina,
She chooses a route that will take her through Charlotte, North Carolina.
In Charlotte, she fulfils a long-time dream to see the gardens of Elizabeth Lawrence.
It's just down the street from Wing Haven, so she of course checks those gardens out, too.
Finally, she makes it to the Outer Banks and the first thing she does is go back
She chooses a route that will take her through Charlotte, North Carolina.
In Charlotte, she fulfils a long-time dream to see the gardens of Elizabeth Lawrence.
It's just down the street from Wing Haven, so she of course checks those gardens out, too.
Finally, she makes it to the Outer Banks and the first thing she does is go back
When A Gardener Flies On An Airplane
When a gardener flies on an airplance, leaving her garden just as the corn is tasseling, the tomato hornworms are threatening, and it is so hot that by mid-morning every plant wants to be the shade, there must be something very worthwhile to get to.
When the gardener sees that the first plane in her journey is a turbo prop jet, she immediately gives herself the job of watching that propeller to
When the gardener sees that the first plane in her journey is a turbo prop jet, she immediately gives herself the job of watching that propeller to
When a gardener visits Monticello
When a gardener visits Monticello. the home of Thomas Jefferson, she heads first to the vegetable garden and looks down the rows and rows of vegetables.
She notes that according to the brochure, the garden "serves as a preservation seed bank of Jefferson-era and 19th-century vegetable varieties".
She is impressed by the rows and rows and rows of vegetables, which run along a terrace on the
She notes that according to the brochure, the garden "serves as a preservation seed bank of Jefferson-era and 19th-century vegetable varieties".
She is impressed by the rows and rows and rows of vegetables, which run along a terrace on the
When a gardener chooses wallpaper
When a gardener chooses wallpaper for her iPhone, she considers many options.
She can choose a close up picture of a single hydrangea bloom...
Or maybe step back to use a picture of many hydrangea blooms.
She can maybe choose a snippet from one of her t-shirts...
Or choose a picture of the back of a chair her sister saw for sale.
She can use a copy of a picture she made with some
She can choose a close up picture of a single hydrangea bloom...
Or maybe step back to use a picture of many hydrangea blooms.
She can maybe choose a snippet from one of her t-shirts...
Or choose a picture of the back of a chair her sister saw for sale.
She can use a copy of a picture she made with some
When a Gardener Dreams in the Wintertime
When a gardener dreams in the wintertime...
She sees all the snow covering the garden,
And dreams of what lies beneath that snow, waiting to be discovered in the spring.
She looks over a picture of her hoe collection,
And dreams that in the spring the ground will be soft and easily worked.
She counts her stacks and shelves of gardening books scattered throughout the house,
And dreams of the
She sees all the snow covering the garden,
And dreams of what lies beneath that snow, waiting to be discovered in the spring.
She looks over a picture of her hoe collection,
And dreams that in the spring the ground will be soft and easily worked.
She counts her stacks and shelves of gardening books scattered throughout the house,
And dreams of the
When a Gardener Plays Cards
When a gardener plays cards...
She likes to use this deck of cards which features a different wildflower on every card.
That way, everyone can learn about wildflowers while they play. Hey, is four aces a good hand?
Later, she switches to these cards with different trees on all of them.
This doesn't look like a very good hand but maybe the numbers have some other meaning?
When she plays
She likes to use this deck of cards which features a different wildflower on every card.
That way, everyone can learn about wildflowers while they play. Hey, is four aces a good hand?
Later, she switches to these cards with different trees on all of them.
This doesn't look like a very good hand but maybe the numbers have some other meaning?
When she plays
When A Gardener Goes To The Indiana Flower and Patio Show
When a gardener goes to the Indiana Flower and Patio Show...
The first thing she does is head up the main aisle to see the display gardens. This year's show theme is "A Novel Idea!" and so the gardener tries to guess what novel the designer used for inspiration before she sees the sign indicating what book it is.
The gardener sees this garden complete with a topiary serpent and guesses correcty
The first thing she does is head up the main aisle to see the display gardens. This year's show theme is "A Novel Idea!" and so the gardener tries to guess what novel the designer used for inspiration before she sees the sign indicating what book it is.
The gardener sees this garden complete with a topiary serpent and guesses correcty
Baked in or bolted on?
Snowdrop, Galanthus sp.
Is gardening baked in or bolted on to your life?
When gardening is baked in, your thoughts turn to gardening when you are not in the garden. You might be shopping for furniture, watching a basketball game, or reading Harry Potter books and still find yourself thinking about plants, flowers, dirt, compost and all other things gardening.
When gardening is baked in,
When a gardener goes downtown
When a gardener goes downtown and the downtown is Indianapolis, and it is the weekend of the Super Bowl, she expects to see a crowd.
She easily finds those crowds, everywhere she walks.
She notices that football fans are like gardeners. They don't let a little bit of rain keep them from enjoying the outdoors.
She makes her way through the crowds to the center of the city because she wants