Wednesday afternoon, the Moon moved into Aries and remains there through Friday. In the Home ~ Spring Cleaning Tips If you're ready to tackle cleaning the oven, scrubbing down the stove, barbeque grill, or cleaning out the ashes from your fireplace or firepit, Aries is here to put some muscle in your elbow grease. Whatever "it" … Continue reading Lunar Home and Garden Tips for Aries ~ April 18-21, 2012
Focus of the Week: Spring Cleaning We finish out the weekend on Sunday with the Moon in Aquarius. It's time to think about the future. If you could invest in something "newfangled" that would make caring for your home easier, what would it be? Oh, forget that. You don't really need a new gadget. Just … Continue reading Zodiactivities for April 15-21, 2012
If you would like to have an expanded version of activities for each Moon sign, subscribe to my lunar home and garden tips on examiner.com. The Moon continues to wane in the 4th Quarter until the New Moon on Saturday. Energy is focused in the roots, pulling effort toward root growth and stabilization. The Moon … Continue reading Lunar Gardening Tips for April 15-21, 2012
In India the jasmine plant is called "queen of the night" or "moonshine in the garden." This plant with blossoms the color of moonlight generously emits, especially at night, a magical fragrance. Like the waters of a sweet river, this fragrance penetrates the deepest layers of our soul, opening the doors to our emotions. ~Susanne Fischer-Rizzi, Complete … Continue reading The Intoxicating Heaviness of Jasmine, Flower of the Moon
The Moon is on the wane changing the focus from rising energy to downward energy. Shift your gardening focus to the root systems of plants and to pruning. We are officially in the 3rd quarter now with a focus on perennials and biennials. If you’ve been wanting to divide that mass of day lilies, society … Continue reading Lunar Gardening Tips for April 8-14, 2012
. In the garden, amaryllis appear in the early Spring so I associate them with Aries. They represent "pride" in the language of flowers and, as far as I'm concerned, have every right to do so. Last year, my favorite garden blogger ~ dirtynailz at DiggingRI ~ had a discussion about amaryllis. I promised a … Continue reading Amaryllis ~ The Horn Section
. Here in the south, many of the flowering trees have already peaked and the azaleas are giving way to lush vegetation. The kudzu is already rampant. Because of this year's higher temps, we probably only have a couple of more weeks of easy gardening time before the heat overwhelms us. It's different "up north," though. … Continue reading Sharing Spring with Friends
Over winter, we can forget just how hard gardening is. Bending, squatting, pulling, hauling ~ it’s definitely a workout. My batwings are feeling stronger already. My husband said that gardeners need winter training just like baseball players need spring training to get up to the task and back in shape. I have to agree with … Continue reading Lunar Gardening Tips for April 1-7
. It seems right to talk about clover on St. Patrick's Day. I know lots of people spend time trying to remove it from their yards and gardens, but I really like the little plants. I'm especially fond of the purple clover that springs up in my garden every year at this time. It was … Continue reading Clover
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