After a hiatus spent writing my thesis, I am back. For St. Patty’s Day, J-school friend Derrick Bryson Taylor and I celebrated with plenty of green–we were surrounded by plants. We took a spring break trip to New York Botanical Garden’s Orchid Show: Cuba in Flower. NYBG’s Haupt Conservatory was filled with hundreds of orchids. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘flowers’
I’m BAAAAAAACK…
Posted in Just For Fun, tagged flowers, friends&family, out&about on March 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Early Bird
Posted in Gardening, tagged flowers, plants on March 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The saying goes, “The early bird catches the worm,” but this birdy may have been a little too early. I have poor light in my room and have not had much success growing plants. So, I deduced that I should start early on summer seeds. Of course, the seeds sprouted just days after they were [...]
Gardening at the Superbowl
Posted in Just For Fun, tagged flowers, journalism on February 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s thesis time so I haven’t had an opportunity to write a new post. Although, there’s an article in today’s New York Times on an image that I fell in love with when I volunteered in New Orleans: the fleur-de-lis, which translates to lily flower. The fleur-de-lis is ubiquitous in NOLA, and it’s also the [...]
Timberrrr
Posted in Gardening, tagged flowers, trees on December 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Trees drink roughly 50 gallons of water a day and up to 10,000 gallons of water a year. The cherry tree, in the area of the yard that is prone to flooding (don’t live near a meandering stream), has been cut down. It can be assumed that the now that the tree is gone, the [...]
Vase of Vases
Posted in Just For Fun, tagged flowers, garden on November 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
John and I took a road trip to Norfolk and the Outer Banks a few summers ago. The visitor’s center at the Elizabethan Gardens had this lovely vase holder that showcased other vases and flowers. I loved it then, and I love it now. How wonderful that you can have all of your bouquets in [...]
