Snips
Field notes, mini-lessons, announcements and more from Renèe Pusser.
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Trickle Irrigation:
In this small video I give you a tiny brake down on what to look for and how simple it is to set your plants up for success. Depending on your climate, amount of free time and space, irrigation is essential to sustaining the ecosystem of your dreams. I’ll let you watch the video to see the little bits included. Important tip is: try not to set too many drippers up on one drip line. Eventually you won’t have enough pressure, either for your plants, or to avoid heavy minerals building up.
#garden #irrigation #houseplant #water #essential
Maidenhair Spleenwort or Asplenium trichomanes is a dainty small variety of fern found throughout the northern hemisphere… it’s known for its resilience and ability to grow through small cracks. Perfect for rock gardens or containers. I just love how nature plants herself. Sometimes just a few things grown harmoniously can make a shady corner whimsical.
#nature #fern #maidenhairfern #garden #inspiration
Poppy Season 😍 (Papaver Rhoeas) or “Flanders Poppy” Rhoeas - of course is from the Greek word “Rhoia” now “Rodi” which’s means Pomegranate ! But this very simple and gorgeous poppy is more importantly known as the the “symbol of remembrance” for Military veterans. This little tiny bright beauty, is what grew effortlessly across the battlefields of Europe during the World Wars. This limestone loving, adaptive, low maintenance, self seeding, beauty - grows on rocks. Little poppies bloomed all over the blood stained valleys. This little poppy shined, and bonded nations with its stoic beauty. Spring is overall a season of remembrance. What’s worth fighting for, what needs to be cleaned up, and what managed to survive winter. This beauty is best planted in Autumn for early blooms, or early spring. #poppyflower #fieldsofflowers #simple #native #gorgeous

It’s that time of the season!
Mulch your beds and pick up your rugs, Spring clean the corners and Prune the stray hairs ! #springclean #pruning #citrus #garden #betterlatethennever
Kenilworth Ivy or Cymbalaria muralis is a spring favorite of mine. I noticed across the years. This little beauty commonly grows on stone walls 100+ years old, remarkably, all over the world. Which told me little Kenilworth was a favorite centuries ago. This little heirloom is a perfect low maintenance choice for Stoney + shady outcrops, corners or wall edges. Needs filtered to shady light to survive. Little to no soil. Even the smallest blooms can make all the difference.
. #lowmaintenance #stonegarden #springblooms #ivy #garden
Any day of the #year one can whip themselves up a #bouquet you just have to look past the #flowers . Train your eye to spot the #foliage the colors and #structure around you. A bouquet can be of #herbs and #shrubs and #trees 💐