“Our roses are all different colors. They are so pretty and a bunch of times, we pick a bunch of them and put them into a jar full of water. And then when they’re all almost dying, we take off all the petals and dry them.” ~ Hannah “I keep being almost […]
“The snow drops here are so amazing and pretty. That means I love them.” says Hannah. “The bulbs here are just the right size. They are a little bit big but not huge as my mom. The crocuses what are growing at here are so pretty. They are orange and some are purple, and the […]
Lavender has always been one of my favorite flowers. It smells good, it’s hardy, and grows well in low water areas, and it is useful for so many things, perfume, soap, even candy. So it came as a great surprise, when researching Victorian Flower Language, to discover that Lavender symbolized distrust. When I go online […]
“Nectar is for butterflies and hummingbirds,” Hannah tells me. And so I look up nectar to see what I can find. There’s a lot about how nectar is an attractor for pollinators, and how it often smells good to attract the birds, bugs, and bats it wishes to have come by and drink from it. […]