21 hours ago

The phrases “melting polar ice caps” and “rising water lines” are so ubiquitous now that they’ve almost lost their meaning. It’s all too easy to think “it will happen to that city, not mine.” Well to give us a bit more perspective, Studio Lindfors has presented us with these hauntingly realistic pos ...

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22 hours ago by rosepena

“It is difficult for a camel to go through the eye of a needle and difficult for the man of the world to find stillness; whether he is powerful or insignificant, it is difficult to find stillness in life’s noise… [and] whoever says that this stillness does not exist is merely making noise. Have you ...

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1 day ago by rosepena

“Experience, it is said, makes a man wise. That is very silly talk. If there were nothing beyond experience it would simply drive him mad.” ——————————————————– ~Source: The Journals (1842) Author: Søren Kierkegaard Posted in Blooms Tagged: The Journals

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2 days ago by Fred Sommer

Today's featured Angel Trumpet seedling has super-sized blooms, similar in size to those of Miss Emily Meckenzie. This brugmansia is a cross between (Luminosa x Charleston) x Native Habitat Double Peach, I like the form and color found in these blooms and I plan to cross it back to Native Habitat Db ...

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2 days ago by rosepena

“Ah, it is much easier to look to the right and to the left than to look into oneself, much easier to haggle and bargain just as it is also much easier to underbid than to be silent — but the more difficult is still the one thing needful. Even in daily life everyone experiences that it is more diffi ...

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3 days ago by Fred Sommer

This afternoon I spotted a cool new bloom on one of my Angel Trumpet seedlings. It was missing its tag so I'm not sure what its parentage is. Beside it were brugmansia seedlings from a cross between Masquerade and Shooting Star and seedlings from a cross between Naughty Nick and Cassies Curls. Right ...

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3 days ago by turkey

The 16-Inch Spring Heart Wreath is the perfect accent for Valentine’s Day through springtime. This charming round wreath is made of realistic silk branches and heart-shaped blooms in beautiful greens creams and pinks set in a way that they seem to be in motion. It is sure to brighten up any home. Ha ...

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3 days ago by Mary Jo

So many years ago, Mojo bought a tea plant. A real, honest-to-gosh, pluck-a-leaf-and-throw-it-in-boiling-water Camellia sinensis sort of plant. It was all part of her continuing quest for self-reliance and self-sufficiency; she thought maybe if she could have a personal source to supply her caffeine ...

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3 days ago by Fred Sommer

It almost appears as if this Angel Trumpet seedling is made of porcelain! Today's featured Angel Trumpet seedling is from a cross between brugmansia Rothkirch and New Orleans Lady. The blooms start out porcelain white with just a hint of apricot color in the tendrils. The blooms also have a nice fra ...

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3 days ago by rosepena

“Save me, O God, from ever being completely sure; keep me unsure until the end so that then, if I receive eternal blessedness, I might be completely sure that I have it by grace! It is empty shadowboxing to give assurances that one believes it is by grace — and then to be completely sure. The true, ...

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