morning glorious

my morning glory flower necklace was featured in this wintry wedding treasury by fellow etsy-an normamaecreations: icy hot!

succulents galore

i collect succulents: i have about twenty different varieties and am always looking for something new. etsy shop horticopia has an amazing selection and great photos, which make it hard to choose just one: might have to take them all!

best outdoor showers, ever!

well, i dont know if it is because i havent tried it...yet! i really would love to rinse off in any one of these shown on apartment therapy. i like this photo, though, and i love this outdoor shower's simplicity. i think you have to get a special hose for potable water, however: the regular garden variety hoses shed toxins!

the bloody beetroots

maybe this should have gone on my gardening blog,

the rusty hoe...

tiny disco ball

this little woodland burr is like a tiny disco ball! my mom found it on a day trip to the desert in utah during a vegas jaunt...how appropriate! so hot...and one of my top sellers. this one shipped today to chi-town.

chinese lantern from my garden

i managed to snap a photo last friday of a custom order from my herban elements shop before i shipped it to heather in arizona. i lost wax cast in sterling a tiny chinese lantern from my garden and hung it on this long chain i fabricated. the clasp is a branch of a crocosmia lily, 'lucifer'.

how to get rid of bindweed

bindweed is threatening to take over my front garden...i already dug it up, ripped it out and mulched heavily, but after several days of rain they are back! its not all bad though: i made these pretty things from the flowers!

echinacea emporium

fabricated, finished and photographed!

three new pieces added to my echinacea collection. this is part of my native species™ line, available through my herban elements™ shop. this line was developed via a request of the adkins arboretum on the eastern shore of maryland.

charming

lost wax cast morning glories adorn this charming bracelet.

old red oak

wow: what a gorgeous day here in dc! part of today will be spent relocating several of my older plants who are planted near my lovely (yet scary!) 100-year old red oak. monday they are coming to cut her down:(.

here is a selection of jewelry i made from her beautiful buds.

crape myrtle

crape myrtle is a beautiful plant, coming in many different forms and a wide range of colors. the seed pod used to fabricate this ring was developed by the national arboretum here in washington, dc. i just added four new crape myrtle pieces into my etsy shop.

seedlings!

i started seeds a few weeks ago: some have emerged...some havent.

today's near 70° temps helped these varieties show signs of life:

'moon & stars' watermelons, 'sweet delight' honeydew melon,

'hearts of gold' cantaloupes, 'early crookneck' squash, and 'jack be little' pumpkins. 'purple haze', 'yellowstone' and 'chantenay' carrots are looking good!

unfortunately, the 'sunburst' squash and the jalapenos have not appeared:(

modern leaf pendant

very cool...from herban elements