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|GARDENING 101+| I’ve had A LOT of messages, DMs, even a few white flags thrown my way this week...so many of you are staring gardens for the first time! So many with reoccurring questions. _____________________________________________ Shall we learn and grow together over next few weeks? I have delivery/ pick up nursery resources on deck, how to tend/ plant/start seeds ready to share...yes, no? Please circle yes on my homeroom note passed below 🙏🏻(all zones invited) https://ift.tt/2QB0DBi

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|SEASONS GREETINGS SO-CAL STYLE| We might not have snow (fingers crossed rain is in the forecast) but we are blessed to live in a place where the city is large but community feels small. We might not have sleet and pine...but we have is laurel bay that make fragrant wreaths, local farms that introduce us to new (grey kabocha!!) squash and a fuzzy happy feeling that urban life doesn’t usually transcribe in the description of our city limits. (PS: Im still pushing for ice cream outside of @triplebeampizza @nancysilverton) I’m so happy to call East LA my home...and wow, for over 15 years!! 🙌🏻❤️ https://ift.tt/2Snd45c

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We are VERY lucky to grow year round in our parts - but every season brings new learning curves and new challenges. ________________ There hasn’t been much rain or chill hours this winter so a lot of my root and hearty crops such as sprouting broccoli and Brussels (purple tipped turnips ? Forget it!) haven’t matured as quickly as I’d hoped... and they might not at all. And here I am already preparing for summer. What?! ___________________ But that’s okay!! I think the best thing I’ve learned as a gardener is to pluck out those plants not serving you and make room for the new...while still continuing to support those strong roots who have been nourishing your heart and body. Sounds a lot like what we need to do for our own personal lives too, no? 🤔🌱❤️ https://ift.tt/2wDeS1m

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Felt cute...won’t delete later 💛 #7monthsWHAT?! https://ift.tt/38ANOOr

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|COLOR THERAPY| added a few blooms to the garden this weekend while the flower beds transition from the last of spring into the bright pops of summer. Next year I’m tripling down on zinnias because I’ve never enjoyed growing a flower from seed more! I even caved and got a rose bush... Adobe Sunrise...the first rose to turn me into that person who wants to grow roses...and they smell like apricots 🤗 I hope you added a little color into your holiday break too (even if it was just a popsicle...which sounds like an excellent idea right now) 🧡 https://ift.tt/2NFRSqv

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|PEAS FRESH OUT OF THE GARDEN, CERAMICS HOT OUT OF THE KILN| I started ceramic classes over two years ago with the thought of making my own props for photoshoots - what I didn’t realize is how exciting that creative process would become when adding my garden into the mix. To build from clay a serving dish specifically to showcase a plant I grew from soil. Seeing those two processes come together beautifully makes my heart sing...and so do these blistered peas over burrata with pesto and mixed herb blossoms...I’ll post a recipe of this spring favorite soon. Happy Weekend to you! 🙌🏻💚 http://bit.ly/2Ynh1qi

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| PALETTE PLAY | Really feeling the moody rose and rust for summer... and when you’ve got leftover flowers by @winstonandmain just lounging around your house you best put those glories to work! Any favorite color combos you’re feeling lately? Sending you this strawberry rhubarb spritzy time number because...FRIDAY!! 🙌🏻💞 http://bit.ly/2XsjX54

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|Meyer Lemon Blueberry Cake| at last! I know I’ve been taunting you with photos of this cake over the last few months (I think I’ve personally eaten 4...maybe 5 of them - not ashamed) and now AT LAST the recipe is up (including a brand new website) for all of you to get cracking on! 🙌🏻🍋 It really has become one of my new favorite cakes... and that’s not just the third trimester talkin’. So I hope you make it and tag me if you do because I wanna see them! 🍋💛👀 (recipe up on the blog - links in bio - you know the drill...don’t walk!) http://bit.ly/2XFFDdw