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New hellebores 2024
Planted these today after purchasing from Carolyn’s Shade Gardens.
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Planting Hellebore seeds
These seeds were planted at the end of January at the following locations
* under the beech
* under the maple by the driveway
* at each corner of the front walk where it meets the sidewalk and is bare
* at the back of the garden in front of the house
* Along the left side in the narrow garden strip
Planting in hopes of the spring
Planting any seeds is the act of hoping for growth and flowers months in the future. Today I planted seeds from my mother’s garden: Angelica gigas (Korean Angelica) via the Longfellow Garden in Minneapolis; and, Astrantia hybrida (masterwort). I also planted seeds from a friend’s garden. I had to look these up and they are: Falling Stars (Crocosmia aurea).
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Fading plants
Once spring is over some of the plants go dormant. Please include for me Virginia bluebells and wolfs bane which has these bright yellow flowers in the spring.
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It has been forever
I have been gone so long from this blog.
It has continued to exist but other things were more important such as being with family, running for a public office, and working to save democracy from others who would take away our right to vote, live freely, love freely, and be safe.
In that regard, I have tried to read more books about other groups of people — seeking out other marginalized voices.
Here is a case in point. I just finished Joseph M. Marshall, III’s book called The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History.
He based his book on not just written sources but the oral traditions of Lakota elders who told the stories about Crazy Horse by their elders.
Marshall grew up speaking Lakota and living Lakota traditions and so the book teaches the reader not just about this humble leader but also about the Lakota way of life.
P.S. If you go back to the next most recent post, I wrote it in July of 2020. The big dog, Merlin, died in October of 2020. A much-loved and dear part of my life. We still have the little beagle who is our daughter’s dog. Merlin was my dog.
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