What is to love about the cold and gray sky or a sun that is in endless hibernation. The trees moan as the wind envelopes their trunks depositing snow into all the nooks and crannies of their protective bark. The skeletons in the garden sway back and forth as a reminder of the lush color it once held.
These are the days where the story begins and the magic blooms. It is necessary, the winter rest. We are afforded the time to ease into our comfy place, snuggle under a soft blanket, and plan for spring. The landscape gets to live again in our imagination. We sow the garden with new seeds and flowers that magically raise from the once frozen soil, awakened by the sun.
Embrace this time to plot. Soon spring will be here and the work begins. I am planning a healing garden (a first aid garden). There are so many wild and garden herbs that are ideal to infuse into a beeswax salve, transform into a tea, or oil. There is nothing like local thyme infused honey. They can also star as a line drawing in your favorite sketch book.
I will share more on my plans for the first aid garden. There is so much to explore and learn, art and medicine 🙂 Click on the link below to get started on plotting your own garden. Imagine big!
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I love this time of year to plot my vegetable garden. I will be waiting to see your layout for your medicine garden. I tend to gather my stinging nettle wherever it grows on our farm. Also plantain that grows wild around here.
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The plants that grow wild are the best. Sometimes I wonder if I should plant a garden where they grow, follow their lead. I’d love to see your garden 💟
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What a great idea
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Clever idea Lisa. When I have a decent size garden, they’ll come in handy. 🙂
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Great reminder…plan the work and work the plan. We do it everyday in the design world and there is nothing better than a beautiful garden to welcome others to our homes!
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Wow Lisa, this was such a beautiful post. Your descriptions of places winter appears made me feel warm and cozy…and reminded me to appreciate there’s a method to the madness in nature.
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Looking forward to seeing your plot progress 🙂
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Such a good idea… though I fear I’d need a first aid garden for my first aid garden… I’ve killed cactus before… that’s when I knew that gardening wasn’t for me… respect the art so much though… I can’t wait to see your plans… Will you be posting pictures of the garden as it grows?… : )
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Thank you! Lol! Cactus can be such little bullies. I hope to post on it as it grows. Trying to narrow down my plant choice, my wish list is a bit large 😁
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Now you have me curious Lisa. What would be included in a first aide garden??? I’m imaging healing herbs. Do you plant a garden every year?? It’s amazing to me that a yard covered with snow can fill with veggies and blooms by summer. it seems like a minor miracle. Waiting to see what you come up with… hugs from here!
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We do plant gardens each year, mostly flowers and tomatoes. It is amazing how the soil can transform itself in such a short time. When it finally thaws it is a miracle 🙂 I plan on working in yarrow, calendula, comfrey, calendula, mints, and nettle. I am excited to see how it turns out. Do you plant a garden? 😁
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Nice…
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Looking forward to following your healing garden. Its the perfect time of year for planning 🌼
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