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– Available until Dec. 9th.
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Thank you, and Happy Holidays!
Sharing an unusual North American native plant today, (not from my neck of the woods!), but from Arizona and Texas. The Selaginella lepidophylla, otherwise known as a rose of Jericho, or resurrection plant, is about as drought tolerant a plant as you can get. It is actually classed as a tumbleweed and this seemingly innocuous species is simply amazing! Let me explain why..
Doesn’t look like much, does it?! A dead root ball, perhaps.. However, mist it with some water, stand back and watch the magic begin as it comes back to life.
Back from the dead, as its name suggests! From a dead ball of brown to a thriving green plant with cedar like ferny foliage, and all in about an hour’s time! Considering the time of year with Halloween approaching, perhaps ‘zombie plant’ wouldn’t be far off, after all. 😉
I’ve taken a series of photos to show the progress from the above photo to green and alive! It turns green pretty quickly.
This was about 10 minutes after watering.
It starts to unfurl… 15 minutes in.
more unfurling.. 20 minutes in.
The green colour is much more apparent at this point. Deepening to a cedar green colour… 45 minutes in.
Almost all the way open! 55 minutes in.
Filling out nicely and the green is soft and lush. 65 minutes in.
Fully open! Looks kind of like a big ferny, mossy chrysanthemum blossom!
Smells like a forest after the rain.
The best part is, you can let it dry right out again. It will return to its natural dried state, furled up like an animal in a deep winter hibernation, waiting for spring to arrive once again.
For more information on these lovely and unusual plants, visit:
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Autumn is the time to cosy up with a warm cup of herbal tea! The seasons have shifted gears, Karen has harvested all kinds of herbs from her garden! Wall Flower Studio’s herbal tea line is growing! The harvest was just in time too, as it’s now sweater weather here in Ontario.
It’s time to enjoy the harvest, the changing colour of leaves, and to settle ourselves into the cooler weather that fall offers.
As noted we have an abundance of herbal, green and chai tea available! (See our partial list below). Karen is happy to create custom blends for her customers, too! Visit the shop to see all of the creative and soothing tea combinations with which one can indulge.
Can’t get to Minden?… Shop online via our Etsy store, too. 🙂
Our hours have changed, like the seasons do, so we’re sharing the October and November open times at the shop. We are now closed on Tuesday & Sunday.
This of course doesn’t take into account special events or workshops, and our December holiday hours will expand.
Check back for more on that in late November, and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, too. 🙂
Thank you!
Tea tasters at Wall Flower Studio:
We offer organic Flowering Tea Blooms, too!
Chocolate Chai
Coconut Ginger Chai
Spiced Apple Chai
Mint Chai
Rooibos Vanilla Chai
Vanilla Citrus Chai
Chamomile
Lavender
Ginger Mint
Lavender + Green Tea
Lavender + Chamomile
Calendula
Hibiscus Flower
Jasmine Pearls
An abundance of Lemon balm!
Citrus + Ginger
Lemongrass + Mint
Lemongrass + Sage
Licorice + Lemongrass
Orange + Chamomile
Calendula + Mint
Hibiscus + Green Tea
Chocolate Mint
Dandelion Root + Fennel
Lemongrass + Fennel
Lemonbalm + Green Tea
Rosehip + Ginger
Lavender + Rosehip
Chamomile + Comfrey
Green Tea + Jasmine
Green Tea + Sage
We are happy to create custom blends, too! Contact Karen to create your own personal cuppa tea!
Happy Autumn!
When you’re in a pinch, pardon the pun, and need some quick, inexpensive, yet effective labels for starting those seedlings, I’ve found clothes pins to be the way to go. Simply write the variety of seed in the container on the clothes pin and clip it on the pot.
When the time comes to plant your seedlings in the garden, the clothespin can be switched to a bamboo stake and stuck in the ground. Of course, they can be decorated too, and you’ll find a plethora of ideas on Pinterest, but to be honest, other than Martha Stewart, who actually has time for that?!
Also, I like to make my own newspaper pot containers to start my seeds in. Not only am I recycling, but the whole enchilada can be planted in the ground, when the time comes, which means those tender roots won’t be disturbed. Many plants do not appreciate being repotted or replanted.
Since the newspaper will break down in the garden, there’s not muss and no fuss. My kind of gardening.
Happy planting!
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