#lamorindaweekly | Cynthia Brian

A Passion for a Pink Paradise

“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...

Growing with Kids

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

Joys of July Gardening

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

Bright Blossoms All Summer

“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...

Nature Talks

“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...

Fields of Dreams

“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...

Plant this! Don't plant that!

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

Keep it Small

Spring Sojourn: a Garden Journey through Eastern Europe

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

Garden Plans and Projects

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

March into Spring!

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

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