“Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away; Lengthen night and shorten day! Every leaf speaks bliss to me, Fluttering from the autumn...

“Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.”  Henry Ward Beecher Finally my trees and shrubs have donned their fiery...

“River stones remain, while water flows away.” Romanian Proverb Growing up on the farm, our home was surrounded on three sides by hills...

“Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own.” Charles Dickens Monochromatic. My featureless October garden appears...

“This is what you shall do: Love the earth and sun and animals.” Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass This past year I downloaded a phenomenal...

“My parents told me I’d point to a bed of flowers and say ‘Pink. Pretty’ before I could say any other words!” Joni Mitchell Pink, and all...

I rejoice when I see anyone, and especially children, inquiring about flowers, and wanting gardens of their own, and carefully working in...

More photos: Substack: https://cynthiabrian.substack.com/p/the-july-joys-of-gardening "Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants...

“I should like to enjoy this summer flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one for me.” Andre Gide Summer is the most beloved...

“Stop, look, and listen. Nature is what you may be missing.” Cynthia Brian When I was telling my husband that I had deep watered one of...

“When the primal forces of nature tell you to do something, the prudent thing is not to quibble over details.” ~ From the movie, Field of...

https://blog.voiceamerica.com/2023/06/01/good-plants-and-bad-plants/ “Kings and cabbages go back to compost, but good deeds stay green...

“Every spring is the only spring, a perpetual astonishment.” Ellis Peters Photos and more: https://blog.voiceamerica.com/2023/05/03/a-gar...

“Spring is the time of plans and projects.” ―Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina The first few weeks of April will indeed be days of watching,...

“No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden.’ — Thomas Jefferson”...

By Cynthia Brian “Having plants in your house is a natural way to continuously clear yourself!” Doreen Virtue With another four weeks to...

https://cynthiabrian.substack.com/p/rose-pruning-and-stock-up By Cynthia Brian “It’s the time that you spent on your rose that makes your...

Stunning Storms and Part 2 of 2023 Garden Trends By Cynthia Brian “Hope and faith flower from the cheerful seeds of the old year to the...