June’s Garden Chores
June 2020 by Scott Canning, Director of Horticulture and Special Projects I was looking back at my columns, and I don't think I have ever written for June. Not surprising, I guess, because May is so damn busy, and June [...]
The Garden Musings Project – Muse No. 9
Muse No. 9 - May 26, 2020 Spring Line Collection by Claire LaRose Return to your spring observation object. Make a record of the date and conditions of the day. What changes do you notice from your earlier [...]
The Garden Musings Project – Muse No. 8
Muse No. 8 May 18, 2020 Blind Contour of Iris by Claire LaRose , Santa Fe Botanical Garden Volunteer Coordinator With phenology monitoring we visit the same sites for each series of observations. For this musing, return to [...]
The Garden Musings Project – Muse No. 7
Musings on Spring Spring is the perfect time to start observing and recording the timing of seasonal change events in your backyard or neighborhood. At Santa Fe Botanical Garden, we partner with the Rio Grande Phenology Trail to track the [...]
Garden Musings Project – Muse No. 6
Muse No. 6 May 10, 2020 From Donella Meadows: "Between me and not-me there is surely a line, a clear distinction, or so it seems. But, now that I look, where is that line?" Take 5/10/15 minutes and just write [...]
The Garden Musings Project – Muse No. 5
Muse No. 5 May 6, 2020 Line Design by Clare LaRose, Santa Fe Botanical Garden Volunteer Coordinator From Donella Meadows: "...ideas are not stopped by the lines. How could they be? The lines are themselves only ideas." Look [...]
The Garden Journal Podcast: May 2, 2020
The Garden Journal on KSFR 101.1FM A lively, entertaining, and informative gardening radio talk show with four rotating hosts each month. Each week we talk with local, regional, or national experts about timely gardening and environmental topics relevant to Santa [...]
The Garden Musings Project – Muse No. 4
Musings on Lines: The next three musing are about lines. We're drawing inspiration from influential environmental thinker Dr. Donella Meadows. From her poem "Lines in the Mind, Not in the World" we're thinking more deeply about the lines around us: [...]
Garden Musings Project – Muse No. 3
Muse No. 3 April 29, 2020 Muse No. 3 Color Collection by Claire LaRose Collect several (more than 3) objects that are close to the same color. Arrange them and take a photo, or do a quick sketch [...]
Garden Musings Project – Muse No. 2
Blue Poem by Kate LaRose Muse No. 2 April 24, 2020 This new project blends mindfulness and the outdoors. Find a space where you like to sit (outside or with an outside view). Make some notes ( eg. [...]
Celebrate Earth Day from Home
Celebrate Earth Day from Home This year's Earth Day is especially important. The global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have added to the awareness that we are all connected. Our daily actions have come to a standstill, and pollution from [...]
