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Getting Together, Digital Dope, College Living Spaces
Humans are social beings and we like getting together. With warm weather predicted for the next two months, gathering in our gardens for...

Cynthia Brian
Sep 2, 20213 min read


Garden Gatherings
https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1514/Digging-Deep-with-Goddess-Gardener-Cynthia-Brian-Garden-gatherings.html “We need to...

Cynthia Brian
Sep 1, 20214 min read


Sacred Spaces
Press Pass: https://blog.voiceamerica.com/2021/08/18/sacred-spaces/ “Nature is the original church. Worship there daily.” Alan Cohen If...

Cynthia Brian
Aug 19, 20214 min read


Water Matters
https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1512/Digging-Deep-with-Goddess-Gardener-Cynthia-Brian-Water-matters.html “When the well is...

Cynthia Brian
Aug 4, 20215 min read


Perennial Favorites
“When the sun rises, I go to work. When the sun goes down, I take my rest. I dig the well from which I drink, I farm the soil which...

Cynthia Brian
Jul 21, 20216 min read


Bee Careful!
https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1510/Digging-Deep-with-Goddess-Gardener-Cynthia-Brian.html “The keeping of bees is like the...

Cynthia Brian
Jul 13, 20214 min read


Birds Know Best
Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian The Birds Know Best By Cynthia Brian “I value my garden more for being full of...

Cynthia Brian
Jun 30, 20214 min read


Fires-Retardant and Fire-Resistant Plantings
By Cynthia Brian Normally the sound of weed-whackers disrupts the tranquility of living the soulful country life, but this year, I am...

Cynthia Brian
Jun 15, 20214 min read


Wildfire Protection through Landscaping
https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1507/Digging-Deep-with-Goddess-Gardener-Cynthia-Brian-Wildfire-protection-through-landscapin...

Cynthia Brian
May 29, 20215 min read


Garden Party Hacks
https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1506/Digging-Deep-with-Goddess-Gardener-Cynthia-Brian-Garden-party-hacks.html By Cynthia...

Cynthia Brian
May 13, 20215 min read


May flowers…without the showers
By Cynthia Brian "My garden is my most beautiful work of art" – Claude Monet We’ve all heard the adage, “April showers bring May...

Cynthia Brian
May 6, 20214 min read


Bark, Neigh, Meow, May Flowers, Book Gardens
Filled with amazing stories, step-by-step exercises, and thought-provoking discussions, Lynn McKenzie’s book, Bark, Neigh, Meow shows how...

Cynthia Brian
May 6, 20214 min read


Weeds, weeds, and more weeds
By Cynthia Brian “You may know the world is a magical place when Mother Nature creates her own jewelry.” Maya Angelou Spring is the most...

Cynthia Brian
Apr 17, 20215 min read


Easter Parade
Hippity Hoppity Easter’s on its Way By Cynthia Brian “It was Easter Sunday. The full-blossomed trees filled all the air with fragrance...

Cynthia Brian
Apr 1, 20214 min read


Top of the Morning!
“May your thoughts be as glad as the shamrocks May your heart be as light as a song. May each day bring you bright Happy hours that stay...

Cynthia Brian
Mar 17, 20215 min read


Looking Out!
“The heart is like a garden. What seeds will you plant there?” Buddha The first vista I witness every morning as I traipse downstairs in...

Cynthia Brian
Mar 3, 20214 min read


Let the Sun Shine In!
https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1426/Digging-Deep-with-Goddess-Gardener-Cynthia-Brian-Let-the-sun-shine-in.html Digging Deep...

Cynthia Brian
Feb 17, 20214 min read


February Celebrations, Health at Home, Prune and Plan, Vaccine Rollout
February is American Heath Month and Black History Month. It also celebrate two significant holidays, Valentine’s Day and Presidents’...

Cynthia Brian
Feb 10, 20213 min read


Prune, Plan, Peruse
“A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.” ~ George Moore Like most of us who have been...

Cynthia Brian
Feb 9, 20215 min read


Renewal by Nature
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever” – Mahatma Gandhi I popped the crunchy pods of my just-picked...

Cynthia Brian
Jan 21, 20214 min read
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