Scenes from life in my Napa Valley potager garden:

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View fullsize Drinking in the flowers, the sunshine, the bees and the other wonders up here at @tallulahroseflowerschool and @petalandpitchforkfarm ๐Ÿ’•
View fullsize Gotta run to flower class, but here’s the little meadow box we made last night. I’ll be practicing a lot when I get home, so if you’re local, prepare yourself for flower doorbell ditching when I get home. #flowerspell #gardenwitch
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View fullsize In spite of the heat, and the fact that I currently desire daily afternoon naps and nearly nothing else, there’s a part of me scheming big changes in the garden. YES, right now, in the middle of the hottest time of the year. I can’t hel
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View fullsize My seasonal apothecary often has less to do with what is needed at a particular time of year and far more to do with what is overflowing my garden beds and what I see taking over the hillsides and creeksides where I live. But because Mother Earth i
View fullsize Plotting her next move, but looking cute as heck while she does it.
View fullsize It was my roses that taught me about feeding plants— because, really, roses teach me everything. I noticed that they often had a beautiful, head-turning first flush of blooms around Mother’s Day, but nothing for months afterward. Meanwhil
View fullsize I love garden rituals, whether that’s something ornate and full of candles, or something small and consistent that we imbue with meaning through the power of our intention and attention. Here are some ways you can make this ‘on-trend&rsqu
View fullsize If you live in wine country, you might as well grow Zinfandel sweet peas. Intoxicating in their own way, really. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € #sweetpealove #zinfandelsweetpeas #greenwitch #gardenwitch #growyourownflowers