Walking in my yard today, I stopped to take a look at a sprouting and very Saturnine holly bush that I cut back a few years ago. Weaving itself through the crisp thorny leaves was holly's famous partner for the holiday season, ivy. For years, I've pulled the ivy and pulled the ivy which determinedly … Continue reading Holly, Plant of Saturn and Mars
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
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
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
Do you ever get confused about what day it is? Welcome to my world! I was thinking we had a waning Moon in Scorpio today so I decided to plant a little pot of red carnations and some elephant garlic I had rooting on the window sill. Well, it's not a waning Scorpio Moon, it's a … Continue reading Elephant Garlic
Lunar Home and Garden 