A new project

Where ever, with whom ever, how ever, WHEN ever we finally put down roots...I would love to have our home be chock FULL of as much *life* and natural beauty as the year will allow. We've got the 'life' part down-but I want to fill our yard up with growing things for all the months of the year so there is always something beautiful to look at.

Unfortunately, I am incapable of doing this with my modest knowledge of flowering plants and shrubs. This year, I have been keenly aware of the progression of flowers since the snow left us and have decided to start a nature journal/calendar.

Each 'chapter' will be a month of the year and will house the flowers that bloom during that month.

Each PAGE will highlight a particular flower or plant.

For each plant I will include:

~a pressed leaf specimen (and for flowering plants-a flower and/or petal)
~The months that it begins and fades
~Location and soil information
~A photograph and/or watercolor

Unfortunately, since I just got this idea, I missed plants like forsythia and BARELY got to the bleeding hearts. I guess I will start my journal with April. :-)

Here is the first pressing.