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What is Botanical Painting?
Botanical painting, as we think of it, started in the 16th century during the Renaissance as a way to record what a plant looked like. Navigation of the world’s oceans was a new possibility, so plant collections from foreign places (that is, places outside Europe)...
Nature Journaling: Noticing and Paying Attention to Nature
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR. The time of year when we are mesmerized by the full shelves of flowers and herbs at the garden stores. The textures, colors and smells of all the new plants invite us to indulge in an armload and take them home to savor the beauty and promises...
Gardening Time Again
My garden is my favorite project in the spring. It isn’t only getting my hands into the soil, but the planning and the anticipation of what I am going to put into the garden. All these beautiful catalogues with pictures of plump vegetables and showy flowers float from...