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I know it’s temporary but here in upstate NY it’s going be in the high 60s for two days with blue skies. It’s melting all the snow. The birds are singing. It’s as wonderful as escaping to a warmer climate for a few days in March just when I can’t take it any more.

Bird Cage Planter - Ideas for a Double Decker - Flowerwise Garden Studio How I planted a bird cage planter — including a double decker method I couldn't find anywhere else, the two plants I chose, and why.

Bought a $5 flea market bird cage. Ran into a sizing problem. Accidentally invented a double-decker planting setup I couldn't find documented anywhere else.

Turtle vine + tradescantia + a glue gun drainage trick. Full breakdown on the blog!

#gardening #gardendiy #indoorgardening

The Flowerwise Field Guide to Your First Flower Garden

Most beginner flower #gardening advice assumes you already know what you’re doing (at least a little bit!)

I wrote a step-by-step guide for people who don’t.

How to plant your first flower garden, for people who are brand new to planting a garden: flowerwisegarden.com/first-flower-garden-bsky

Another freestyle mandala embroidery I’m working on. Countless hours and endless satisfaction to make.

Young white tailed deer on the front porch of my house looking at the camera

Throwback to Valentine’s day 2019 when a neighbor sent me this photo of my front porch. Best Valentine ever! But when I say the deer around here are bold, this is why.

Just a reminder to myself that all of this is waiting patiently under the snow in the garden 🌱

How to Deal With Seasonal Depression as a Gardener - Flowerwise Garden Studio How I deal with seasonal depression as a gardener who needs light, warmth, and routine to survive winter—practical habits that actually help.

Winter is rough when you’re a solar-powered gardener 🌱 I wrote about how I deal with seasonal depression—light, plants, routines, and a few survival habits that actually help.

Hope these ideas help. If winter blues hits you hard too, you’re not alone!

#garden #gardening #winterblues #SAD

The final piece

As an #embroidery artist I complete 10-12 pieces/yr. After 2 years, I had a bag of short threads and had this idea. It has taken probably 60+ hours but I finished and framed it today. The “threads in the web of life” concept is a core aspect of my beliefs and as a gardener I love how it came out! 🌱

I think it’s time to take the “amateur obvs” off your profile. Even if you don’t sell your photography, you’re beyond amateur.

Callisia Repens or Turtle Vine - latest addition to the indoor gardening

Yesterday, I went out to buy some ice melt and also came home with this Turtle Vine “Pink Panther.” I’m working on a bird cage planting project, and I can’t wait to show you!

That is spectacular!

Oh wow! I look forward to mine growing!

I have a few and they really were delightful last spring. Mine aren’t out yet - there is still a foot of snow! But how big do the plants get, do you know?

The start of the bird cage planter project

Going to try winter sowing this year

Cleaning the threads on this soon to be revealed floral hand embroidery

Enjoying a fuchsia blossom, growing on a cutting from last summers plant

Let’s talk winter resilience, gardeners! I’m just so ☀️ powered, I may even be a plant 🌱 I’m working on 2 articles about how I survive the dark: 1, a frigid day spent immersed in what fires up inner sunshine and 2, the process of creating a bird cage planting. Follow me to read both when available!

Correction, it’s full tomorrow night but so close 🌕

Just wow. The sun melted some of the snow today, creating these spectacular icicles. I just took photos of the frozen garden with the full moon behind the ice from the second floor.

Here she is. I collaged her on the dragon 😄

I thought you would appreciate this — I’ll share the original too

Picked up a bouquet of fresh flowers as I do every January 29th, to celebrate closing on my first home in 2014. Happy anniversary to my house and forever gardens 💜

#garden #gardening #flowers #flowersky #gardensky #homesweethome

Nothing better than having a flower grow indoors when it’s -9° outdoors.

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Well, this is exciting! I planted some ranunculus corms in a raised bed under lights in my basement and I have buds!!!

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Snowing like crazy here and we are forecasted from 1-2 feet while it’s 5 degrees outside. Scrolling through flowers helps!

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Finished my lavender on felt mandala hand embroidery with a hand painted frame yesterday. 💜 It was going in my store but I painted it with leftover trim paint from my bedroom and now it looks so good in there I’m keeping it. Where there’s a wall, there’s a way! 😆 #embroidery #fiberarts

I almost can’t believe this is real. With all the incredulous AI flower content flying around online (bright blue dahlias!) I first thought it had to be fake but then I saw who was posting it, and the trademarked name! This might be the most extraordinary rose I’ve ever seen.

#gardensky

I love this idea. I just never have a spare stale baguette!

This IS how you germinate seeds, right? 😊 I just went through all the packets of vegetable, herb and flower seeds and started plotting my approach. I think I will start seeds that can be started inside earlier this year.

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Memories of warmer days. Baptisia is short lived but the foliage is cool and makes a nice shrub the rest of the year if supported and pruned.

My favorite time of day in my garden or house too

Very pretty 😍

The Veggie Cage: An Enclosed Modular Metal Raised Garden Bed That Works Deer-proof, fenced, and finally productive. How I built a modular metal raised garden bed inside a vegetable cage.

From a deer disaster to a fenced raised bed vegetable garden that works!

I wrote up the full story of building my veggie cage and installing modular metal raised garden beds, lessons learned included.

#gardening #raisedbeds