Category Archives: Plants & Gardening

The Art of growing and cultivating plants: vegetables, flowers, fruits and ornamental plants. Focusing on eco friendly and sustainable techniques: guerrilla gardening, vertical gardens, edible yards, garden art, and more.

Drifters

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Art for Housewives

It’s nice to have a special place that can make you feel magical and safe. My special place is our terrace. Volver and Sasha are at ease here, too. Sasha helps care for the plants when we’re away whereas Volver, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Narratives, Paros, Plants & Gardening | Tagged ; mixed media drawing, Charles Baudelaire, container garden, flâneur, Greek cat, Guy Dubord, Intended Memories, La Sussurrata, narrative art, Paros, place, psychogeography, terrace, Volver the cat, women’s art | 2 Comments

Balcony Tomatoes

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Art for Housewives

It’s January and my balcony tomatoe plants are still blooming and producing. Strange, no? -30-

Posted in Ecofeminism, Plants & Gardening | Tagged balcony, cherry tomato, container garden, ecofeminism, Rome | Leave a comment

From My Neighbor’s Garden

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Art for Housewives

Posted in Paros, Plants & Gardening | Tagged La Sussurrata, melon, zucchini | 4 Comments

Clipped

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Art for Housewives

Posted in Beauty, Plants & Gardening | Tagged honeysuckle | Leave a comment

Honeysuckle on my Balcony

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Art for Housewives

Years ago while walking on a goat path on the island of Amorgos, my nose abruptly told me to stop–it was the smell of honeysuckle. A smell that had been absent from my life for so long suddenly resurfaced and … Continue reading →