Yellow And Remembrance
Meaning of yellow zinnia.
The yellow zinnia means daily remembrance.
What exactly is daily remembrance?
When you wake up in the morning be grateful for your past. Everyone and everything.
Think about where you want your life to be in the future.
Remember to make each day count!
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
Natural Her-Story
A glimpse in 17th Women’s History.
Salem Wouldn't Have Ended Well For Me
Because in 1692, simply being a woman made you a witch.
Too poor, you're a witch.
Financially independent, you're a witch.
If you had friends, if you fought with your friends, if you were a loner, or if you were a healer. You were a witch.
Anytime in history where a woman has shown great courage and great strength. She has been labeled a witch.
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
The Gift of The Monarch
The beauty of the Monarch
What is so spectacular about the Monarch butterfly?
They fly into your yard and pick their favorite flower. It feels like you have called the Monarchs just to your garden.
In my opinion. The gift the Monarch is Hope.
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
It’s A Swallowtail World
The many species of Swallowtail butterflies.
What in the world!
550 different kinds of Swallowtails all over the world!
To add to the numbers. There are over 30 different Swallowtails in North America!
What do they like to eat?
Swallowtails have five favorite flowers they love to nectar on!!!
Of course Zinnias made the top of the list!!!
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Five Little Monarchs
The endangering world for the Monarch butterfly.
Five little Monarch sitting on the fence.
The 1st one said, 'Oh glad we didn't migrate too late."
The 2nd one said, "A lot smoke was in the air."
The 3rd one said, "We really do care!"
The 4th one said, "We're running out of places to fly.
The 5th one said, "We're ready for clean air fun tonight!"
Woo went Mother Nature greatest wind ever! Out went the polluted air! And the 5 little Monarchs, flied cleanly out of sight!
Until Tomorrow! Smile On
Field Of Dreams
Planning a garden.
A garden is your field of dreams.
To tell a person what to plant is dictating their dreams! Your gardens won't work unless they are from you. Everyone is different. The important thing is to grow for nature.
Put your personal dreams into the seeds of Spring and grow whatever brightness possible!
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
Winnie’s New Year’s Message
The importance of saving honey bees.
Winnie the Poo has some New Year honey bee advice.
Stop playing with the chemicals and get into companion planting for pest solutions
Let some weeds grow in your gardens. Clover and other weeds are important sources of pollen and nectar.
Plant flowers. Seeds and seeds of whatever you want to watch grow. Start with simple and work up to superstar.
Experience is about trial and error.
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
The NYE Flower
The symbolism of the NYE and colors of nature.
NYE represents my favorite parts of a the season. New beginnings!
Love and compassion.
Hope and excitement.
The internet has a variety of colors to wear on NYE.
Choose something bright is my best flower fashion advice.
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Tea and A Hibiscus
The symbolism of the hibiscus.
A most feminine flower. Really it's meaning can be "the perfect woman"
No woman claims perfection in my neighborhood.
In Victorian times it meant "delicate beauty".
We might fashion our gardens in the time period. Yet, nothing that grows on the Eastside is delicate.
Really, it's a perfect flower for admiration.
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Herbal Companions
The importance of planting various herbs for butterflies and other pollinators.
Dill is an early spring herb. It companions almost everything in your garden.
Sprinkle seeds and it grows. If you let it grow to seed. It'll volunteer the next year.
Fennel is a foe to most herbs and veggies. It's an herb that only has a few friends. I put her in a pots for the Swallowtails.
Does anyone know the other herb butterflies love? Hint: It starts with a "P"!
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The Dill On Swallowtails
The importance of planting dill for Swallowtails
The dill is Swallowtails find the herb a fantastic nursery for their babies.
On top and beneath dill. The Swallowtail secures their tiny eggs on your dill.
When the caterpillars hatch. Dill feeds them just right.
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Milkweed Saves Monarchs
The importance of planting milkweed for the endangered Monarch
This year left me shaken by lack of Monarchs. They need our help!
It's critical that you know when and how to properly collect Milkweed. Don't go picking pods if you don't know when to pick them.
If you are not an entomologist Please, do not raise Monarchs at home. It's considered "backyard breeding".
All you can do is collect native milkweed this Fall.
Plant milkweed and as many pollinator seeds, you can this Spring.
Those actions will make meaningful change for the good of nature. We can only interfere so much. Nature prefers to do her own self-care.
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
Flower Statement
Flower color meanings.
Red is for Respect!
Yellow is for Joy!
Pink is for Happiness!
What are your favorite flower colors?
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Peace This Christmas
Happy Christmas
Peace on Earth.
Goodwill to Others.
Spending time with those you love.
Merry Christmas from Eastside Shabby Chic!
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What a Bumblebee Wants
Bumblebees and pollen.
They want high quality pollen!
Did you know that bees can determine the nutrients in the pollen of each flower?
I respect that quality in a Bumblebee!
What a Bumblebee wants I will always try to give!
The proof is in the picture. My pollen is good!!!
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
The Bumblebee Club
The duties of a bumblebee
Each one of us is:
A Brain: We're essential to flower pollination.
An Athlete: Beating our wings 200x per second.
A Basket Case: We vibrate a lot. That's how we spread pollen.
A Princess: Bumblebees belong to "Genus 265 Species" group!
A Criminal: We have cuckoo bumblebees.
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
Remember The Sunflower
Sunflower folklore.
Don't Forget The Sunflowers Today!!!
It's Friday, but never fear if a Sunflower is near!
The Sunflower is "girl power"! She'll promote happiness, peace and protection. Sunflowers are the ultimate flower of joy!
However, Sunflowers do not protect you from horror movie villains.
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
Cosmic Surprise
The cosmos flower
The cosmos is one of the flowers of October for a reason
Just when you're sure the garden season is over.
The cosmos begin to bloom!
Sometimes, they surprise you with a triple bloom!
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A Painted Lady
Painted lady butterfly
A Painted Lady Came To Play
She reminded me that these butterflies are everywhere in the world. Except Antarctica and Australia.
One of her sisters could be flying around your gardens.
That doesn't make her "common"!
These butterflies represent Hope!!!
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
Flowers: The Victorian Text Message
Victorian era flower meaning.
There's plenty to say about the Victorian culture. It was definitely different!
Bouquets held secret messages in the blooms received. A flower sent could make or break you. It was the texting of the era.
Some bouquets were good
Bluebells meant kindness.
Rosemary for remembrance.
Tulips for passion,
Then the "not so good" bouquets.
Aloe meant bitterness.
Rhododendron was danger .
Pomegranates stood for conceit.
It's a good thing we have texting today!
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
