Carlisle
Bells of Ireland are ringing. Red dogwood stems fleeing(?) Help me out here… Waxflowers are not waning and mini carns are staying. Ode to a lyrical urn.
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, Virginia, just off of Interstate 95, is a place to learn about plants and marvel at nature. Each year we host GardenFest of Lights, which attracts thousands of visitors to take in the wonder of our botanical garden dressed in holiday lights and splendor. GardenFest is holiday tradition! The show […]
A dear friend just starting out in life was given seven rose buds, a gift for her New Year. This poem by Anais Nin summons the feeling these flowers evoke. “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful then the risk it took to blossom.”
The U.S. Botanic Garden located at the foot of Capitol Hill on the Mall in Washington, D.C. is celebrating the holidays with “Windows to Wonderland.” Here you see Ford’s Theater where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. This year marks the Bicentennial of his birth. January 30th the U.S. Botanic Garden will open an exhibit […]
Vanessa’s in the Federal Hill Section of Baltimore teases your gift money for the best vintage jewelry in a modest way. She was kind enough to give a retrospective of “the eternal flower” in woman’s adornment over the past century (speaking in the way past of course). From top left is a basket of […]
