Tag Archives: yucca plant

The Garden of Eden on a Balcony

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Art for Housewives

In the U.S. more people have died of the coronavirus than from the September 11 massacre. In Italy, we’ve reached a plateau indicating that things are getting better. Unfortunately, because so many parents are freaking out having to stay inside … Continue reading →

Posted in Ecofeminism, Lifestyle, Plants & Gardening | Tagged balcony, Container gardening, coronavirus, Living the Lockdown, yucca plant | 4 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 Yucca

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Art for Housewives

yucca and aloe at Los Ojos Respecting the 2015 Resolutions List means making the rounds for health check ups. Which means hanging out in waiting rooms. Eduardo Galeano’s “Espejos” (“Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone”) makes for great waiting room literature … Continue reading →