Seed Song Flowers

08/12/2024

🌿PLANTS OF THE YULETIDE ✨️& their symbolism ~ from The Heirloom Gardener - John Forti
History shows that the botanicals we used for holidays were simply those thriving in that season. Yuletide and Solstice botanicals used for decorations include:
•Evergreens (spruce, arborvitae, Christmas fern and wintergreen) as symbols of immortality since they were among the only botanicals to stay green when all others lost their leaves.
•Yews represented the death of the old year and were a connection between this world and the next.
•Oak trees were revered for being long-lived. Even though they were not evergreen, they were symbols of eternal life and considered a source of protection, strength, and endurance.
•Rosemary, an evergreen shrub in warm climates, was called the herb of the sun and the herb of remembrance.
*Bay, an evergreen herb used in holiday garlands and comforting teas. Bay laurel also signifies achievement and celebration.
•Birch trees symbolized new beginnings.
•Mistletoe stood for peace, happiness and smooches.
•Holly was used for magical protection and good luck.
•Ivy symbolized fidelity, faithfulness, and healing and was made into wreaths and garlands to decorate during the winter.
•Pine symbolized peace, healing, and joy.
Artist ~ Carlton Alfred Smith Grow what you can and gather with respect to nature and the habitat you share.

28/11/2024

I experimented with wrapping and refrigerating peonies for a Thanksgiving bouquet and it, sort of, worked. They still have that lovely peony fragrance! Next year I'll first wrap a layer of newspaper around them before the plastic, to absorb moisture.
Thanksgiving greetings to all!

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08/10/2024

Just like so many others, I've learned from and have been inspired by Erin Benzakein.

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My wonderful weekend at North Folk School in Grand Marais with the knowledgable and wise Gigi Stafne. 🥰🥰🥰 Seed Song Flowers

Students engaged in botanical learning experiences today. 🌿 This has been a very fun group to be with in Grand Marais!

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'Shrooming with Simon today. And then, more blackberries... 🥰😍

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With a fragrance that instantly transports one to Paradise.

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Hardening plants, some of which were started WAY too early. My first experience with starting Geraniums from seeds is going well.

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From seeds collected in the fall...

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https://osseeds.org/ Seed Song Flowers The Open Source Seed Initiative
Today, only a handful of companies account for most of the world’s commercial breeding and seed sales. Increasingly, patenting and restrictive contracts are used to enhance the power and control of these companies over the seeds and the farmers that feed the world.

Patented and protected seeds cannot be saved, replanted, or shared by farmers and gardeners. And because there is no research exemption for patented material, plant breeders at universities and small seed companies cannot use patented seed to create the new crop varieties that should be the foundation of a just and sustainable agriculture.

Inspired by the free and open source software movement that has provided alternatives to proprietary software, OSSI was created to free the seed – to make sure that the genes in at least some seed can never be locked away from use by intellectual property rights.

Today, only a handful of companies account for most of the world’s commercial breeding and seed sales. Increasingly, patenting and restrictive contracts are