Lovely, Luminous Leaves: Potager Purples, Reds and Rainbow Bright Lights…
Stained Glass Lettuce
Though the wind is howling and the temperature has dropped into the single digits, visions of sun-drenched gardens and glowing vegetables colored my sweet dreams last night. The first box of seed arrived from Botanical Interests this week, and more orders from around the country are on the way. Although I won’t be starting garden plants indoors for another month or so, sorting through the beautifully illustrated packages of ‘Bloomsdale’ spinach, ‘Five Color Silverbeet’ Swiss chard, and ‘Red Winter’ kale from Botanical Interests reminded me of a particularly glorious day late last summer, when brilliant low light turned all the leaves in my potager to stained glass.
Vegetable gardens are tempting and delicious of course, but they can also be simply beautiful to behold. Let your mind wander a bit as you chisel through the ice on your windshield. Think of the brilliant colors of summer; the endless combinations of hues and textures for the dinner plate as well as the garden path. Join me in my not-quite February, fantasy garden tour at ladybug level. Glorious green spinach. Purple cabbage. Red Rumple lettuce. Heirloom nasturtiums and Bright Lights Swiss chard. Mmmm… can you taste the color yet? It won’t be long. Soon you can plant your own rainbow…
Saturated Spikes
Luminous Leafy
Backlit Botanical Beauty
Neon in the Afternoon
Technicolor Cabbage
Fuchsia Fantasy
Tangerine Tunnel
Living Flame
The Sour Yellow Swirl
Vibrant Veining
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Hi Michaela,
Although December made a good start to our winter here, January was a miserable month with above average temperatures, melting snow, rain and now, ice everywhere.
Thank you so much for transporting me into your fall garden. I can feel the warmth of the sun on my eyelids, hear the bees buzzing in the Nasturtiums as I inhale the aroma of rich, moist earth.