Great Lakes Gardener’s February Checklist

BLOWN AWAY

Beautiful picture, keen insight.

Your Garden Is Stirring — Here’s What to Do in February

An Imbolc Blessing: Energizing Snowy Spaces using Sacred Geometry and Symbolism

This is an excellent post with great ideas for those of us who have snow for Imbolc.

Walking the Imbolc Spiral on the Pond, Imbolc 2015

In my part of the world, Winter has finally arrived in all of her glory and we are now at Imboc, a wintry holiday of renewal and regeneration (ok, so some people say that Imbolc is the first sign of spring; I consider it a winter holiday and celebrate it as such. There are no real stirrings of spring here till late February or early March when the maple sap begins to run). In today’s post, I’m going to share with you one of my favorite Imbolc activities–unfolding sacred patterns and symbols upon the inner and outer realms, using snow as our canvas. This is a delightful outdoor activity you can do while we have snow coverage during this quiet and most sacred time of the year. For those that are already groaning and saying “Oh no, not more snow!” please…

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ICE DAISY

These are beautiful plants.

Enchanted Forests

Nazarbagh is a closely guarded secretive get away I was fortunate to visit and is located at a distance of about 20 kms from Statue Circle in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

A gorgeous drive through enchanting fields of Marigolds ( Gendas) and Calendulas ( do check out my blog titled AUSPICIOUS MARIGOLDS) leads to the secretive 12 roomed Palace , Nazarbagh.

These amazing Daisy like flowers carpet the flower beds near the curvaceous driveway leading to the main entrance of this Virgin Palace.

buds Punk Styled Buds

These eye catching Bursts of Indian Pink, Magenta and Crimson are succulent herbs native to South Africa.

Though they resemble daisies and are also commonly called Livingstone Daisy ( English) they are not genuine Daisies and do not belong to the Sunflower family either.

They however share their love for the Sun and bloom in bright Sunlight only.

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