Monhegan island off the mid coast of Maine is one of those places that evokes lots of feelings, many of them hard to put into words. It’s all beauty in different forms. The island used to be a fishing outpost for the Wabanaki before it was sett
Gems from a gem of a place on a sunny May day 💚 @charlestontrust
I can’t really express how much the island of Gotland in the Swedish part of the Baltic sea means to me. My grandmother was born here, and I’ve been coming here since before I could walk. Words are difficult when trying to describe how mu
My English adventure continues, and in the midst of all this chaos, it was tonic for the soul to go to Sissinghurst in Kent to see the bones of Vita Sackville West and Harold Nicolson’s justifiably famous garden. Photos don’t do the exper
Framed view 🍀
California native plants show up in the most unexpected places, including across the Atlantic. I’m spending the winter in London, and stopped in my tracks when I walked by this; there was a moment of ‘that can’t be’ turned int
I love California and its native plants deeply. It’s been one of the big surprises in my life, one that has ended up changing it profoundly. It’s been devastating to see and hear about the impact of the fires, and not be able to be there
Blown away by the beauty of the Seaside Buckwheat with the Red Buckwheat mixed together. This is of course mixing of a Northern California (Seaside) Buckwheat and a Southern California Channel Island (Red) Buckwheat, which I’m sure there are di
This Monkeyflower and Elegant Clarkia are quickly becoming best buddies - a pairing that popped up unexpectedly after some clarkia seeds were spread in the fall. The clarkias keep popping up, and they’re stunning.
There’s something delicate about the first blooms of spring; a combination of courage and sensitivity that’s both hope inducing, and relatable. They’re daring to go first in what will hopefully be a long string of blooms lasting thr
I’ve planted a lot of plants in the garden that I learned afterwards aren’t native to the local area in Glendale I’m in - but with this one, Catalina Perfume, I’m still glad that I’ve planted it under the Coast Live Oak.