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From the Poppy Gallery: Double Blooming Opium Poppy

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In Trumpets, Spires, Bells: Japanese Wisteria

Japanese Wisteria

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Empress Nasturtium

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Listen to current playlist: Vielle, ambient and classical music mix

Absolutely fabulous vielle playing by Shira Kammen. Highly recommend the whole album but this particular tune (Hanter Dros) is melodic - listen all the way through. And truth be told, the plants just love it! (Yes, I do have some wild theories about growing plants). You can stream this song and hear the complete play list of vielle, ambient and classical music here or download the mp3 to play on your own desktop. Complements Magnatune. Happy listening!

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Sub Rosa: Interview with Graham Hancock On Plant Teachers

Sub Rosa: Interview with Graham Hancock: On Plant Teachers (.pdf download). This review is featured on page 35 in Issue 2 of the most interesting Sub Rosa Magazine. I love this particular issue both for it's inclusion of the controversial Graham Hancock, and, for the featured cover art by amazing plant shaman and artist Pablo Amaringo. His text "Ayahuasca Visions" is well worth reading both for it's interesting shamanic and cultural insights as well as for the stunning imagery. To see more issues of Sub Rosa visit: The Daily Grail. Enjoy!

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Film: Why Organic?

Why Organic? Much like a PowerPoint presentation but still extremely interesting. Compares organic cultivation to conventional growing methods and covers topics such as: genetics, overall sustainability concerns, impact to our ecosystem, and some interesting reflections on the relationship (consequence) between chemical application advocacy and consciousness. Quite lengthy so view when time permits if you are interested in the topic.

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    Fruit, Seed, Pollen Series

    A masterpiece of plant macro's - fruits, seeds, pollen. More visuals and where to obtain here.

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    Marianna's Seeds

    Heirlooms and Italian seed. Marianna's.

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    Kitazawa Seed Co.

    Kitazawa. An excellent seed source for some less common varieties. FYI: their kyoto and "violet" carrots grow extraordinarily well and are highly nutritious!

     

    ChilePlants.com!

    ChilePlants.com. You will be amazed at the very exotic peppers from high in Peru to well, Chile. No kidding - super fabulous live plant shippers!

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    Abercrombie's Complete Kitchen Gardener (1789)

    Complete Kitchen Gardener - By John Abercrombie and as published in 1789. The full text available online courtesy of the fabulous Victory Hort. Library.

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    Friday
    05Jun2009

    Holding A Butterfly

    Well I've had the honor of actually holding a butterfly. Which I think is pretty cool considering they are generally very flighty creatures and not kindly towards being handled. But this one butterfly just kind of stuck around for awhile - it seemed to like my (enormous) chive plants very much! Indeed, I have created a gallery of just this one butterfly.... I know... crazy but I love to photograph them when I can get them to sit still! Visit the "one butterfly" gallery. :)

     

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    I love it here, dear Sibyl...so beautiful..just like your spirit!

    What a wonderful photo! Butterflies seem to follow me and land on me..even out into the river. I do believe they are one of my shaman creatures. Such a strange combination I have..butterflies and alligators (my main one). hee, hee

    It is hot here now so I only have zinnias, sunflowers, and roses blooming in the flower garden and eggplants in the vegetable garden. One was a surprise albino eggplant..it was supposed to be a black beauty.

    I wish I lived near by. I would visit your garden to learn..and maybe you would allow me to paint there. :) I want to plant a wild flower mix in front of the house on Drayton Island. The house sits on a hill overlooking the water, and I think wild flowers would compliment "her" very much. I will check into the Kitazawa site.

    I am listening to Shira Kammen while typing this..divine, it is.

    Well, I must make it a point to visit you more..you have reminded me of many things I hold dear. I leave you with a happier heart.

    ~Butterfly Magic to you~

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