HI THERE! I'M BRIANNE TURCZYNSKI, FREELANCE WRITER, HISTORICAL RESEARCHER, & PERPETUAL SEEKER OF THE HUMAN CONDITION. WELCOME TO MY SPACE WHERE I SHARE THE BOOKS I'M READING, MY SPIRITUAL FINDINGS, FLOWERS IN MY GARDEN, AND LOST STORIES. ALL ARE WELCOME HERE.
An unusual way of treating clematis is to grow it horizontally instead of vertically...but do this as gingerly as you can, for clematis seems to resent the touch of the human hand. ...the reward will be great. For one thing you will be able to gaze right down into the upturned face of the flower … Continue reading ROMANCING THE CLEMATIS
Far more satisfactory [than the hibiscus], I find, are the hardy fuchsias...although they will probably be cut to the ground by frost in winter, there is no cause for alarm, for they will spring up again from the base in time to flower generously in midsummer...and in case of extremely hard weather an old sack … Continue reading “Go Round Popping The Buds”
The French Idea of gardening... I have recently returned from a wondering holiday in southwestern France. The villagers produce an altogether charming effect, comparable with our own cottage gardens at home. The village street is lined with pots, standing grouped around the doorways or rising step by step up the outside staircase when there is one … Continue reading Waging a Cold War…On Bunnies
It is perhaps too ordinary to appeal to the real connoisseur- a form of snobbishness I always find hard to understand in gardeners... -Vita Sackville-West January 1st, 1950 I've often thought Vita wouldn't approve of my growing pussy toes. After all, they're just an ordinary wildflower. But then I read the above passage. Of course … Continue reading Toxic Beauty
"The season for flower shows is now in full swing, and soon the Chelsea Show will open for four days. But beware. On that first day it will be open to Fellows only, so if you are not a Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society you will not be able to get in. It is … Continue reading Snippets of Vita: ‘In Your Garden’ (April 30th, 1950)
BRIANNE TURCZYNSKI 