my most favorite flower ever…Ranunculus

I ordered the ranunculus bulbs for my garden. When they arrived from across the atlantic, I was so excited! I opened the box. inside the box was a bunch of…ewww.  The directions were to soak the grossest looking roach-y bulbs overnight before planting in dirt. In the morning the bulbs had grown twice their original…

free antidepressant

I grew up in Vermont. My parents will tell you it was six months of winter. I remember it as, “this is life & what else is there?” My parents had lived in other places & disliked the length of Vermont winters. When my mother was feeling blue from winter, she would take us to…

with a soft mossy center

i find this flower so striking in so many ways. I wish I could grow them at my house, but they are a well kept secret for florists only…yes?