On this very hot August day I wanted to share some garden thoughts:
TIME OUT
“The garden is a place of many sacraments, an arena – at once as common as any room and as special as a church – where we can go not just to witness but to enact in a ritual way our abiding ties to the natural world.”
-Michael Pollan, The Botany of Desire
Spring and summer, they’re not the only seasons for blooms. Unlike the tentative pastel petals of early summer, herbs grown in autumn burst with provocative blossoms. A bouquet of flowers saturated with months of full sun can cheer more than just your room. Rutgers University professor of psychology Jeannette Haviland-Jones says, “the presence of flowers triggers happy emotions and heightens feelings of satisfaction.”
Snip buds from your garden, make a run for the local nursery or florist; it’s easy to tap into the power of flowers. Mix a mass to lift your spirits, place a bunch on you’re your desk for a spark of inspiration, or hide a sprig under your pillow. It will either a)dispel melancholy or b)prevent nightmares –maybe both!
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