This blog is inspiring topics for me — ways to present plants and growth as themes.   I think of all the reasons I love plants, and the ways they manifest as themes in life, and the meaning of the world.  I try to increasingly embrace new art and methodologies, new ways of growing & sowing !  So here are some things I stumble upon, both at home and around me in my city, Newburgh, New York, USA >>>  The theme here is intended to illustrate slightly unusual places plants pop up, whether to survive, or altering an environment with added beauty ….  to begin

"what's this? a garden?"

"what's in it?"

beautiful flowers ...

Lacey life someone planted ....

Yucca at mall ~ happily viewed by thousands of motorists ...

Neon rose at Civil War memorial .... across st. from our house.

The plaque ....

The all important phrase.

It seems a lot of people can grow astilbe but mine didn't want to. Then I put some in an obscure temporary spot & they have been thriving.

astilbe thriving will have flowers soon

heuchera taking advantage. this one is called 'Brownies' & it is a real multiplier ! This was a tiny baby last year & I left it near the pachysandra.

beautiful Brownies leaf ~ sometimes you say 'how could it be?'

cats like thyme ....

bunnys like euonymous ....

I’m sure to find more obscure gardens and I’ll do another ‘part’ in my series a la Karen the dark explorer … bye for now :)