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Plan a Goddess Garden
Last summer I bought a little cottage in the woods that has a decent sized yard. After three years of renting a house, and two years of apartment living before that, I am SO ready to plant a permanent, long-term garden. I’m already mapping out my raised beds along the fence, with a few nice arches for trellised plants like squashes, cucumbers, and the like. I’ve got cattle wire along my fence to keep the dog contained, but it seems like it might be a good place to add a few grapevines as well. There will be a spot for all the kitchen herbs – and of course, the magical…
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Magical Birds in Your Garden
OK, I know it’s really early to start talking about gardening — where I live, we don’t plant until Mother’s Day because frost — but still, it’s been sunny and not totally frigid, and the birds were doing bird things this morning outside my window. Birds do good things for your garden, like snacking on pests and insects, so why not invite them into your yard? During the spring, birds are busily building their nests. Many species have returned from wintering somewhere else, and eggs are getting ready to hatch. If you’d like to attract wild birds to your yard, provide them with places to nest that are safe and…
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Celebrate Nature with a Goddess Garden
Gardening is a magical act. It allows us to take the simplest form of life — a seed — and plant it so that weeks later it will bloom. Plants and magic have been associated for hundreds (if not thousands) of years, so when spring rolls around and you’re planning your seasonal garden, why not set up a special area to dedicate to the goddess (or god) of your tradition? If you don’t have a big yard to plant, don’t worry. You can still create a special goddess garden using a container. Start by figuring out which goddess you’d like to honor. It’s probably a bad idea to just pick…
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Plant a Goddess Garden
Gardening is a magical act. It allows us to take the simplest form of life–a seed–and plant it so that weeks later it will bloom. Plants and magic have been associated for hundreds (if not thousands) of years, so when spring rolls around and you’re planning your seasonal garden, why not set up a special area to dedicate to the goddess of your tradition? If you don’t have a big yard to plant, don’t worry. You can still create a special goddess garden using a container. Selecting a Goddess to Honor Start by figuring out which goddess you’d like to honor. It’s probably a bad idea to just pick one…
