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Spring succession
By Cynthia Brian “I’m grateful for the opportunity to live on this beautiful and astonishing Planet Earth. In the morning, I woke up with...
Cynthia Brian
May 14, 20224 min read


The Garden Show!
https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/137292/trees-the-garden-tourists-florida-spring-plantings Trees, The Garden Tourist’s Florida,...
Cynthia Brian
May 12, 20224 min read


April Showers Bring May Flowers
https://blog.voiceamerica.com/2022/04/28/april-showers-bring-may-flowers/ By Cynthia Brian “April hath put a spirit of youth in...
Cynthia Brian
Apr 29, 20224 min read


Stress Less, Family Files, April Showers
Are you feeling anxious about being home so much since the pandemic? Do you feel you have too much to do and never enough time to...
Cynthia Brian
Apr 28, 20223 min read


Garden Shopping, MetaVerse, Diet and Pain
Before you go to your local nursery or garden center to shop, take photos of your yard and patio. Make a tentative plan of what projects...
Cynthia Brian
Apr 21, 20223 min read


Spring Shopping: Seeds or Starts?
By Cynthia Brian “Spring is the time of plans and projects.” Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina No matter how many springs I’ve encountered, I am...
Cynthia Brian
Apr 15, 20225 min read


Earth Gratitude Festival
The world honors Mother Earth on Friday, April 22, 2022 and we are celebrating by participating in the Earth Gratitude eFestival. Cynthia...
Cynthia Brian
Apr 14, 20225 min read


Spring for Solidarity!
https://blog.voiceamerica.com/2022/03/29/spring-into-solidarity/ Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian By Cynthia Brian “Lose...
Cynthia Brian
Apr 1, 20224 min read


Negotiating, Work Wellness, Nature Peace
Do you know how to negotiate so that everyone walks away a winner? Keep emotion out of the negotiation, be curious, and act in good...
Cynthia Brian
Mar 31, 20223 min read


Circular Economy, Paradise Found, Identifying Bullies
As natural resources diminish and the climate crisis grows more acute, the idea of a circular economy is gaining traction around the...
Cynthia Brian
Mar 23, 20223 min read


Plants for Peace, Different After You, Gift of Healing
Standing in solidarity with the Ukraine, Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian, gives us the motivation to plant for peace by growing...
Cynthia Brian
Mar 17, 20224 min read


Boots on the Ground
By Cynthia Brian “I’m fed up with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in.” George S. McGovern “Lose yourself in nature and...
Cynthia Brian
Mar 16, 20224 min read


Designing for Drought
By Cynthia Brian “That which surrounds you is within you.” ~ Karl Schmidt Days of heat followed by days of near-freezing cold! Out of...
Cynthia Brian
Mar 10, 20225 min read


Defend Ukraine, Phone Fraudsters, Freezing Credit Reports, Freedom
https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/136268/defend-ukraine-phone-fraudsters-freezing-credit-freedom-first We condemn Russia for the...
Cynthia Brian
Mar 9, 20223 min read


Drought Preparation, Evan Wycliff Mystery, Taxes
Days of heat followed by days of near-freezing cold! Out of nowhere, a beautiful hailstorm covers the ground in white pebbles. The...
Cynthia Brian
Mar 5, 20224 min read


SAG Awards, Pandemic Student Stress, Airplane Etiquette, Caregiving
The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be announced Sunday, February 27 at 5pm PT/8PM ET on TNT and TBS. Kate Winslet will...
Cynthia Brian
Feb 24, 20223 min read


Fabulous February Flora
https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1526/Digging-Deep-with-Goddess-Gardener-Cynthia-Brian-Fabulous-February-flora.html Digging...
Cynthia Brian
Feb 18, 20224 min read


February Flora, Free Writing Workshop, Decision Making, Storage Solutions
In the past, February has notoriously been a drab and dreary month, but this year it is filled with fabulous flowers, unseasonal...
Cynthia Brian
Feb 16, 20223 min read


Time to Prune Roses
By Cynthia Brian “I love to prune my roses. That’s the one thing I really feel I do pretty well!” Julie Andrews My roses are still...
Cynthia Brian
Feb 4, 20224 min read


Kindness, Incredible Timing of Our Lives, SAG Award Nominees
If you’ve made your resolutions for 2022, is being more kind and inclusive among your goals. When we scatter kindness, we put smiles on...
Cynthia Brian
Jan 26, 20224 min read
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