Circumstance

"Circumstance does not make me it reveals me."
William James

Step Boldy

"Step boldly into each new season!"

Sweet Pea House

When the sunflower house is done put a frame up and build/ plant a sweet pea house or maze. These are amazingly sweet smelling and fun for the winter. The more you pick them to give away to friends the more they keep growing more for months. The best time to plant them in California is the first week of October. Check your local growing calendars for the proper date in your area.

Sunflower House tutorial:

The Children's Garden Sunflower House last June. I call it the Children's sunflower house but I have been known to spend time in there, alone, to meditate on a breezy summer afternoon. It's shady and private. To grow a sunflower house cultivate the earth round about where you want it to grow to a depth of 4-6 inches. You can make your house any shape you desire. I like rectangle. Ours is about 6 feet by seven feet or so. Plant the seeds tip down (this is true for all seeds except avocado) about 1/2 inch deep every 6" apart. water daily for a while until seedlings appear. You can then tapper off to every three days or so. Remember to leave a one foot space for a door this will also happen naturally. Just add more seeds if you see spots where one did not sprout.
A side view. I put the old fencing up to add privacy for the occupants. The plants are at least 9 feet tall or more. Go ahead and plant double thick too for more privacy. Notice this is real dense and hard to see through.
The Sunflower House at the entrance. After the plants were about a foot tall I planted more along their base, a shorter variety, as a filler for privacy and variety. I made a smooth area in the center by raking all the rocks out. Next year I plan to make a carpet out of old t-shirts. I started one this year and didn't finish it. I planted strawberries along the outside edge for the children to snack on while playing. They didn't grow as well as I would have liked as they were shaded but it was fun anyway.


"Let them be taught to draw their sustenance from the ample and sure resources of mother earth, and to follow the peaceful avocations of the tillers of the soil..." Brigham Young

Sunflower House September 1st.

The Birds love this! What comes of the spent sunflower house from summer. The children enjoy it and then the birds. Although we roasted some of the seeds for ourselves.



Here is the Sunflower House in the Fall. It is a bird's paradise around here! Seed packets coming soon so you can grow your own!

When The Student Is Ready

"When the student is ready the teacher will appear."

I'm not sure who said this wonderful, true statement but I love it and find it true in my life.

Please be patient while we get our blog and business going.

-Carrie

The Only Way To Teach Children To Love Life

"The only way to teach children to love life is to love your life."

A Lack of Intimacy with the Natural World

"We come to see how a lack of intimacy with the natural world speaks to a lack of intimacy with each other."
Terry Tempest Williams

The Fairy Purse

I found a pretty little purse
the fairies left for me

it was stiched with pink and green
as pretty as could be

It was full of fairy money
as full as it could be

So I bought a pot of fairy honey
and had it with my tea.

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