Cultiverity

A good friend shared a podcast interview with Jonathan Van Ness in which he shared that he practices the ability to feel despair at some things while feeling joy in others simultaneously. Neither takes away from the other. We are capable of both: & 🌷

Spring in the front garden 🌿

HPSO member, Hayden Brown (on IG at https://www.instagram.com/theperennial.victorian/) has been doing a series of wonderful blog posts on her visits to area gardens to feature some of the amazing HPSO member gardens that are open by appointment during the pandemic. Ordinarily, HPSO's Open Gardens program has members visiting each other's gardens en masse on designated days, but obviously we've had to change gears! Here's her most recent post on a wonderful garden out in the Gorge surrounding an old schoolhouse turned home.

If you're interested in visiting area gardens by appointment, become a HPSO member (https://www.hardyplantsociety.org/) and gain access to our virtual directory of dozens of gardens you can see throughout the year.

Member Garden Tour: Kathleen of Old Hurlburt School Gardens This is a garden that feels grand and mature, yet homey and welcoming at the same time. When I visited in April, the garden was coming to life with thousands of spring blooms.