I love that the word "green" comes from the words grass and grow. Isn't that perfect? Green is mostly associated with life and birth, but there are some that see it as a color of mourning. Green also indicates safety, like in the green light in our traffic signals. In the Middle Ages green was worn by the middle class, as evidenced in the Mona Lisa by da Vinci, and the benches in the House of Commoners are green.
Our Project Beautiful bloggers have been busy with their gardens this month and have brought to you a variety of wonderful green things to share with you. First, let's start up in the northeast part of the country with Lee at Landscape Design by Lee. Lee is going to tell you how green is used in Japanese gardens. It is a beautiful post and this will inspire you to go and see more!
Lynn at Sensible Gardening will tell you all about unusual green flowers. I loved this post, as I believe green blossoms set off any color of flower you have. Just try it. Your pinks seem pinker, your reds more deep. It is the perfect accent color for a bouquet. She got me with this green daylily.
Susan at Blooming Secrets talks to us about green all year long. I snagged this photo from her blog to show off the beautiful greens you find in the spring. I particularly liked the section on green in the winter, though. Gorgeous.
My contribution this month was talking about the Salad Bowl Gardening. Getting ready for it and the nutritious plants you can grow in such a small space. I had salad for weeks!
If you are a blogger who likes to garden, please check us out on our Facebook group. Send me a PM at Terri Oliver Steffes that you would like to join us! We are a group that supports one another in various ways through blogging and our facebook pages.
Love this beautiful "green" post and all the articles in it!
ReplyDeleteBring on the green. I am so over winter and can't wait for my lawn to come back to life (and everything else, too)!
ReplyDeleteI love Japanese gardens, they are so beautiful. I never knew something so green could be so calming and relaxing.
ReplyDeleteI find that japanese gardens are so calming and peaceful. I love the photos!
ReplyDeleteOhhh it's so pretty!! It's getting me inspired for spring and the warmer weather!
ReplyDeleteWe also love the color green in our household!
ReplyDeleteI love the Spring and loathe the Winter. So this time of the year is really a beautiful awakening for me.
these look like beautiful green places to visit! With spring started here looks a little greener which is nice!
ReplyDeleteIt is cold and rainy by me today so this post made me hopeful that it will end soon. Those spiky plants remind me of fireworks the way they glisten, they are so awesome.
ReplyDeleteOur garden is just now starting. I'm enjoying all the green shoots - and our blueberry bushes are blooming, too - and their leaves are spring green.
ReplyDeleteI love the color green and spring is definitely my favorite season because I love watching everything turn green all around!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful garden. Don't shoot me but I'm not a fan of the colour green. sorry. xx
ReplyDeleteThis is why I love Spring so much, every thing becomes so lush and green. I especially love to see all the tulips that pop up. I'm not much of a gardener but I do appreciate those who have that green thumb.
ReplyDeleteI love the colour green! Thanks for sharing some really great posts and I love the photography used.
ReplyDeleteI love green in the summer so much. It is just so bright and blooming.
ReplyDeleteWow this is absolutely incredible! I love seeing lovely gardens because it so relaxing and I love greens!
ReplyDeleteA perfect time to explore the color green and I love how you wove other bloggers into it.
ReplyDeleteI love when things start blooming and becoming green again, even though my allergies seriously hate it.
ReplyDeleteI love the ideas around salad bowl gardening. It's such an easy way to stay healthy using techniques that are successful right at home.
ReplyDeleteI fell in love wth your writing style. I try to measure weather reports with my handheld or portable wind meters to forecast weather facts. It's really amazing.
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