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.

It’s time to grow your own.

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Art for Housewives

Day 12 Yesterday was a beautiful day because the sun was shining. Since the lockdown, smog is practically non-existent and the air feels good. One thing you have to know about Italians is that they are addicted to sunshine. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Ecofeminism, Lifestyle, Plants & Gardening, Rome/Italy | Tagged balcony, Container gardening, coronavirus, Living the Lockdown | 6 Comments

Propagating Friendship

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Art for Housewives

Summer before last as we were getting ready to leave Paros, my neighbor and adopted sister, Angeliki, gave me some cuttings from her canna lilies. I carefully wrapped them and replanted them once back in Rome. One part I planted … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Ecofeminism, Lifestyle, Plants & Gardening, Women and Paros | Tagged Aloe Vera, canna lilies, clippings, ecofeminism, friendship, periwinkle, plant propagation, yucca plant | 2 Comments

The Carpet

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Art for Housewives

Despite the drizzle, we walked to the Chinese restaurant to have lunch. Leaves that once hung over our heads were now matted on the ground—a melancholic reminder of existential change.