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Hello! My name is Cole. Simplicity Embellished is my special place. I talk a lot about writing letters, etegami, gardening and yoga. Please sign up for Sunday Tea (comes to you via email), subscribe using your feed reader of choice and don't hesitate to say hello on Twitter or Facebook either.
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Garden Archive
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How My Parents Water Basil
Posted on 3 August, 2010 | 1 CommentI was at my parent’s house over the weekend and I spotted something special. This new basil growing on the side of the house. Look how green and fresh it... -
2010 Garden Update
Posted on 8 July, 2010 | 1 CommentBack in the spring, I posted in pretty good detail about all the items I was growing in my porch gardens this year. Everything you’re about to see is being... -
Greeting the Garden
Posted on 7 June, 2010 | No CommentsWhen the end of February rolls by, I set a date in my mind to enter the garden. To really enter it. With the intention of getting it ready for... -
Style | A Beautiful $6 Plant
Posted on 24 September, 2009 | No CommentsAhh, foliage. It has the ability to drastically improve our living spaces and an almost equal ability to make us feel like incompetent plant owners. How many of you just... -
End-of-Summer Ritual: Edit your garden spaces
Posted on 6 September, 2009 | No CommentsOver the weekend, I was able to carve out a few hours to ‘edit’ our front and back decks. By edit, I mean transition them for the oncoming cooler weather.... -
Urban Magic: Wild Mushrooms
Posted on 1 August, 2009 | 1 CommentIsn’t it neat when you wake up one morning after a particularly rainy few days and little mushrooms are growing all over? I spotted these in the neighboor’s yard and...
