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“In the world of chaos, let lavender be your calm oasis.” ~ Anonymous This time of year has me reflective, sometimes pining for the old ways and days. It is so quiet without the song birds. T...

https://gardenseyeview.com/2024/09/09/in-a-vase-on-monday-calm/

“Despite knowing they won’t be here for long, they still choose to live their brightest lives — sunflowers.” ~ Rupi Kaur There is something about looking into the face of a sunflower. I...

https://gardenseyeview.com/2024/09/02/in-a-vase-on-monday-the-power-of-the-sun/

“To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.” ~ Jane Austen Such a true statement. Viewing the green of the woods and the meadows. Breathing in th...

https://gardenseyeview.com/2024/06/17/in-a-vase-on-monday-a-vine-day/

…he’s younger every birth‑day than he was the year before. ~Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby, 1839 I feel younger in so many ways each year. Finding my inner child and inner artist certa...

https://gardenseyeview.com/2024/05/27/playing-in-my-native-garden-on-my-birthday/

“Love is like wildflowers; it’s often found in the most unlikely places.”  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson While waiting for more Hippeastrum to bloom, I was gifted these beautiful Godetia. Also know...

https://gardenseyeview.com/2024/02/05/in-a-vase-on-monday-whats-that/

“Freshly cut Christmas trees smelling of stars and snow and pine resin—inhale deeply and fill your soul with wintry night.” ~John J. Geddes With Christmas a week away and the Winter Solstic...

https://gardenseyeview.com/2023/12/18/in-a-vase-on-monday-holly-jolly/

“Autumn leaves don’t fall, they fly. They take their time and wander on this their only chance to soar.” Where the Crawdads Sing,  Delia Owens And just like that we are deep into fall. Fir...

https://gardenseyeview.com/2023/12/04/deeper-into-fall/

“Is not this a true autumn day? Just the still melancholy that I love—that makes life and nature harmonize.” ~George Eliot I think I love the garden most as it wakes in spring. The fresh ne...

https://gardenseyeview.com/2023/11/20/showing-off-their-finery/

It does not matter if you are a rose or a lotus or a marigold. What matters is that you are flowering. ~Rajneesh The garden has released so quickly, early in October. With the colder weather, gal...

https://gardenseyeview.com/2023/10/16/in-a-vase-on-monday-finishing-the-harvest/

“Love is the flower you‘ve got to let grow.” ~John Lennon I have to admit that one of my all-time favorite flowers is native to the northeast United States, Echinacea purpurea or Easter...

https://gardenseyeview.com/2023/07/24/in-a-vase-on-monday-flowering-hedgehog/