December 26, 2018
Sharing Boxing Day Traditions at Christmas
Sharing on Christmas Day is usually a given. After carefully shopping for friends and family, sharing a meal and hunkering down is usually a common practice. This year I decided to do something a little different and uniquely share with my community. After making arrangements for my office using greenery from the garden gifted to me, the wheels in my head started turning. My garden club, Capitol Hill Garden Club, had a few bags left
December 17, 2018
Leave No Leaf Behind
The lone leaf is one of the most frequently discarded items when arranging bouquets from the garden. When you have a bucket filled with textural interest from greenery and stems with berries, one less leaf is insignificant, right? That one leaf might be what is needed to complete the desired look for your arrangement. Fresh cut stems of berries and assorted greenery just waiting to become a holiday creation for the home or office. Here is one little tip
December 1, 2018
We Grow More Than Collards…
I love collards, kale, and a mixture of both. In the pot with some chicken or vegetable broth – that is simply good eating tome. However, as an African-American woman, garden writer, and spender of ridiculous amounts of money on all things horticultural, I am having a hard time finding a representation of me amidst the perennials and annuals. What’s up with that? So I thought I would share an article I wrote on Medium. https://medium.com/@CottageinCourt/we-grow-more-than-collards-c8596cec9d3c Enjoy and
November 29, 2018
Mindful Gardening…
Mindful gardening requires one to consider not just a physical act, but a mental exercise. To approach mindfulness in any situation, one must consider the intention or purpose of why. The intention of disturbing soil to create an area with what we might consider beautiful is usually done with a specific purpose in mind. This mindful intention can help us create the garden of our dreams. Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist was just the book I
November 15, 2018
Snow Signaling Winter’s Arrival
The first snow of 2018 in the DMV… Snow…in early November has signaled seasonal changes all around me. As I drove into work and crossed the DC line the flurries thickened. The snowflakes became swollen with moisture and gently slid down the glass of Ms. Red. I could hear the pellets of sleet tap dancing in the silence of the morning. Traffic was light and I seized the opportunity to roll down the windows and listen…focusing on listening to