Projects, Passions and Experiences
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Gathering materials for a horticultural therapy event.
Propagating flats of sprouts into trays, preparing for spring programs.
Next step transferring them to 4x6 pots to ensure healthy root growth!
Preparing canna bulbs for winter by removing soil and plant debris, ensuring they hibernate safely until spring.
Preparing spring planters with coworkers from the city! What a full greenhouse!
Look at the size of this huge willow tree we took down!
Prepping foraged flowers from Stedman Community Hospice to create 30 beautiful tabletop planters!
Revamping the spring planters for summer with the addition of vibrant petunias and salvia, creating beautiful, colorful displays that brighten up the hospice gardens! Thank you Walter's Greenhouse!
Raking out debris from the hardscape to create a clear path, allowing for a peaceful stroll around the cut flower garden beds I helped plant and design.
Created seasonal soap infused with herbal essences and foraged winter botanicals, capturing the essence and beauty of the season in every bar.
Handmade beeswax candles crafted from recycled mason jars—an easy and cozy project
Creating jewelry from collected butterfly wings, turning nature’s delicate beauty into wearable art.
Setting up for a cyanotype horticultural therapy program, offering volunteers at the hospice a creative and therapeutic experience with nature.
A cyanotype is a photographic printing process that produces a blue-colored image. It involves exposing a photosensitive material to sunlight, which reacts to light and creates detailed, blueprint-like prints, often of natural objects like leaves or flowers. Easy to make and makes a lovely 8x10 print.
Creating cyanotype nature prints on coffee filter suncatchers, made with embroidery hoops, capturing the beauty of plants to brighten up your window.
Fall Planter Worshop
Pressing flowers for future projects—combining foraging, the art of pressing, and gathering materials for upcoming creative endeavors. Can be done every season!
An example of spring-pressed flower materials used to create a nature mandala, celebrating the beauty and symmetry of the season’s blooms.
All types and textures from nature, such as seeds, fern fronds, and nuts, can be foraged and preserved, serving as valuable learning tools and materials for creative projects.
Mandalas can also be created with a variety of nature items, not just flowers. Explore and find what suits you!
A variety of leaves can be used to make beautiful polymer clay ornaments, adding natural textures and designs to create unique, handcrafted pieces.
Pest control is essential to maintaining a garden's health, as it helps protect plants from damage and disease. It's important to understand the different types of pests, such as insects, fungi, and slugs, and how they can impact growth. For example, slugs can damage plant leaves, stunting growth and making plants more vulnerable to other issues. Effective pest management ensures a thriving, healthy garden.
Understanding invasive insects is crucial for protecting our environment, as they can disrupt ecosystems, harm native species, and damage crops. Knowledge of these pests helps us prevent their spread and take action when needed. With a strong understanding of invasive insects, I can help manage their impact and promote a healthier, more balanced environment.
HOWEVER so many beneficial insects play a vital role in maintaining a healthy ecosystem, especially pollinators like bees, butterflies, and other helpful species. Growing the right plants to attract these pollinators is essential for supporting biodiversity and ensuring healthy plant growth. For example, this monarch cocoon, which was carefully saved, eventually emerged and flew away, highlighting the importance of nurturing the environment for these vital insects. By fostering the right plants, we can create a thriving space that supports these essential creatures.
Summer Planter
Fall Planter
Remembrance Day Planter
Christmas Planter
Big City Christmas planter! Wow, that was a lot of greenery to collect, but it was worth every moment to create this festive, lush display!
Fall-inspired decorative wreath! This stunning, over 8-foot wreath was hand-collected and woven by Lynn Leach, then adorned by me with natural items from the garden, bringing the essence of autumn to life in a grand natural way.
Winter wreath-making programs, where participants use collected greenery, hand-woven grapevine wreaths, and a variety of ornaments, pinecones, and bows to create beautiful, seasonal decorations.
An easy DIY activity involving collected fall seeds, crafted into seed bombs that can be spread in the spring to help nurture new growth and bring seasonal beauty to your garden.