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The Dog Days of Summer
By Cynthia Brian “Dog Days bright and clear, indicate a happy year!” The Old Farmer’s Almanac, 1817 Sirius, the Dog Star, rises in summer...
Cynthia Brian
Aug 21, 20205 min read


Some Like it Hot!
Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian By Cynthia Brian “Summer afternoon -- summer afternoon; the two most beautiful words in...
Cynthia Brian
Aug 5, 20205 min read


Sweet, Savory Summer
https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1411/Digging-Deep-with-Goddess-Gardener-Cynthia-Brian-Sweet-savory-summer.html Digging Deep...
Cynthia Brian
Jul 25, 20204 min read


Guardians of the Garden Galaxy
By Cynthia Brian “Nature teaches beasts to know their friends.” William Shakespeare The gray turtle dove darted from the mulberry tree to...
Cynthia Brian
Jul 8, 20205 min read


Plant Pivots
Planet Pivots By Cynthia Brian “I should like to enjoy this summer flower by flower as if it were to be the last one for me.” Andre Gide...
Cynthia Brian
Jun 26, 20205 min read


Victory Garden 3.0
Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian Victory Gardens 3.0 By Cynthia Brian "In every adversity there lies the seed of an...
Cynthia Brian
Jun 11, 20205 min read


Grounded!
“I rejoice when I see anyone, and especially children, inquiring about flowers, and wanting gardens of their own, and carefully working...
Cynthia Brian
May 28, 20205 min read


Wild and Free
https://blog.voiceamerica.com/2020/04/30/wild-and-free/ "I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend four hours...
Cynthia Brian
Apr 30, 20204 min read


Gardening is NOT Canceled
“We have it in our power to begin the world again.” Thomas Paine What a difference a day makes! Who could have ever predicted that as the...
Cynthia Brian
Apr 2, 20205 min read


Spring Ahead!
By Cynthia Brian “Spring drew on…and a greenness grew over those brown beds, which freshening daily, suggested the thought that Hope...
Cynthia Brian
Mar 18, 20205 min read


Let the Sunshine In
By Cynthia Brian – "The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy" Henry Ward Beecher It’s been at...
Cynthia Brian
Mar 4, 20203 min read


Love Grows in a Garden
By Cynthia Brian “The beauty of the season will grow wherever seeds of love are planted. “ ~ Euripides February derives from the Latin...
Cynthia Brian
Feb 6, 20204 min read


Dream Green-Garden Trends 2020 Part #2
“A dreamer dreams that everyone else in his dream must awaken before he can awaken.” ~ Ramana Maharshi After my column, the Power of RE...
Cynthia Brian
Jan 23, 20205 min read


Garden Trends for 2020, Part 1
The Power of RE By Cynthia Brian Take a deep breath of life and consider how it should be lived. ~Miguel de Cervantes A new year, great...
Cynthia Brian
Jan 9, 20204 min read


A Very Merry!
“Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own.” Charles Dickens It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Every...
Cynthia Brian
Dec 30, 20194 min read


‘Tis the Season
https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1321/Digging-Deep-with-Cynthia-Brian-Tis-the-Season.html By Cynthia Brian “Down came the...
Cynthia Brian
Dec 16, 20194 min read


Sow and Reap
“To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 With the power disruptions and fire fears...
Cynthia Brian
Nov 13, 20194 min read


Starry, Scary Night
by Cynthia Brian “Starry, starry night Flaming flowers that brightly blaze Swirling clouds in violet haze.” Don McLean In 1889,...
Cynthia Brian
Nov 7, 20195 min read


Work in the Autumn Garden
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” F. Scott Fitzgerald P.G.E. has informed the community that the power may be...
Cynthia Brian
Oct 18, 20194 min read


Benvenuto to Butchart Gardens
Cynthia Brian’s Gardening Guide for October https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1316/Cynthia-Brians-Gardening-Guide-for-October-...
Cynthia Brian
Oct 3, 20194 min read
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