Cynthia Brian
Cherry Picking
“Life is just a bowl of cherries. So live and laugh at it all.” Lyrics by Lew Brown, Sung by Rudy Vallée, 1931 The birds are flocking to...
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Cynthia Brian
Mar 295 min read
Spring
“All through the long winter, I dream of my garden. On the first warm day of Spring, I dig my fingers deep into the soft earth. I can...
Cynthia Brian
Mar 174 min read
The Garden Melting Pot
“When a flower opens, the whole world appears.” Zen Saying Unless you are a member of an Indigenous tribe, you are a part of the great...
Cynthia Brian
Mar 24 min read
From Soggy Slumber to Spring!
“I went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown. For going out, I found, was really going in.” ~ John Muir Walking...
Cynthia Brian
Feb 124 min read
2024 Garden Goals
Hope and faith flower from the cheerful seeds of the old year to the sprouting garden of the new year's dawn. ~Terri Guillemets By...
Cynthia Brian
Jan 194 min read
2024 Garden Trends Part 2
Sometimes in the winds of change, we find our true direction. ~ Source Unknown Thus far, January has indeed been a windy month. Optimism...
Cynthia Brian
Aug 17, 20235 min read
Pink Paradise for Barbie
AUG 17, 2023 “My parents told me I’d point to a bed of flowers and say ‘Pink. Pretty’ before I could say any other words!” Joni Mitchell ...
Cynthia Brian
Aug 6, 20234 min read
Growing with Kids
“I rejoice when I see anyone, and especially children, inquiring about flowers, and wanting gardens of their own, and carefully working...
Cynthia Brian
Jul 19, 20234 min read
Joys of July Gardening
By Cynthia Brian "Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as paint, and the soil and sky as canvas." Elizabeth Murray The...
Cynthia Brian
Jul 13, 20234 min read
Summer Blooms Brighter
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 Summer is...
Cynthia Brian
Jun 25, 20235 min read
Nature Talks
“Stop, look, and listen. Nature is what you may be missing.” Cynthia Brian StarStyle® Empowerment is a reader-supported publication. To...
Cynthia Brian
Jun 9, 20234 min read
Fields of Dreams
“When the primal forces of nature tell you to do something, the prudent thing is not to quibble over details.” ~ From the movie, Field of...
Cynthia Brian
Jun 3, 20235 min read
Plant this! Don't plant that!
Share StarStyle® Empowerment “Kings and cabbages go back to compost, but good deeds stay green forever.” ~ Rick De Marinis Have you ever...
Cynthia Brian
May 23, 20235 min read
Keeping it Small
Share StarStyle® Empowerment “Inch by inch, life is a cinch. By the yard, it’s hard.” Popularized by Robert Schuller Do you ever go to a...
Cynthia Brian
Mar 31, 20235 min read
Potpourri of Gardening Tasks
“Spring is the time of plans and projects.” ―Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina The first few weeks of April will indeed be days of watching,...
Cynthia Brian
Mar 3, 20234 min read
March In!
https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1701/Digging-Deep-with-Goddess-Gardener-Cynthia-Brian-March-In.html By Cynthia Brian “No...
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