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Come See Me At The Brooks Art Garden Plant Swap and Sale Sunday June 23!

The Art Garden is right in front of the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, 1934 Poplar Avenue,  – come by and check it out from Noon to 2 pm on Sunday, June 23.    There will be live music, plus food and drinks, and lots of plant vendors.  Art Garden Plant Sale

I’ll be there with a few terrariums (ooo, too hot for glass houses!), RootWorks, some cool houseplants, and even some carnivorous plants.  Call me at 901-828-3685 or email [email protected] with any questions.

In the meantime, here’s a few photos to whet your appetite:

 

Carnivorous Sundew plants and tillandsia bulbs, fossils and mosses all add up to a landscape from another planet!
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Hey – Want to See Something Cool I’ve Been Doing With Plants?

Hey Everybody – Long time, no see! 

I started making RootWorks a while back.  Want to see? After using tillandsia (air plants) in terrariums for years:

A couple of years ago, I started mounting tillies on interesting sticks, much like they grow in the wild, but a little fancier:

 

Well, I got to be a little more elaborate, you know?  So now I’m getting boxes of tillandsias from warmer climes.  All nicely wrapped, packed to be safe and secure while traveling, they are a little smushed and thirsty when they arrive:

 

I give them a nice soaking and after an hour so to drip dry, they are a lot happier:

 

My walking buddy Chris is very patient with me; we find a lot of interesting roots and branches on the Midtown curbs to carry home:

I gather many shiny things from here and there:

And interesting stones and pebbles

 

I’ll study on the roots and limbs that I’ve collected, until I begin to see plants that will incline and nestle gracefully, coming together into a small community.

It’s an absorbing, contemplative way to spend time – slowly over weeks and months, as the plants settle in, I begin to see the parts come together into a whole:

 

These tillandsia caput medusa were alone on this root for months, then I found this blue poison dart frog who was happy to join them:

Then this Buddha decided it would be a good place to seek enlightenment:

 

Here’s another RootWork I’ve been working with for months, it’s really coming together nicely.  You can see how it has grown and changed as I’ve worked with it:

 

I really liked the idea of a sand dollar as a full moon rising behind the mermaid, but they are so fragile, I decided to look for an alternative.

 

This scallop shell is really nice, I think, and the way it lights up for a brief time every morning as the light moves through the window is magical:

I’ve been looking around for something to make a little belt for this lovely mermaid to cover the waxed thread that keeps her in place – so far, haven’t found it.  You can see what manifests in a later post!

More photos to come – I’d rather plant than post, so if you want to come by the studio to see some RootWorks and terrariums in person, maybe take one home, give me a holla!

Located in Midtown Memphis, I’m open by appointment for holiday shopping for terrariums, kokedama, and RootWorks.  Or you can schedule a time to build your own terrarium – maybe bring a friend, too.  Give me a call at 901-828-3685, email to [email protected], or fill out the contact form  below.

All right – that’s enough for now.  Hope to see or hear from you soon.

xoxox

  Nancy

 

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    Build Your Own Terry

    Terrarium Building Workshop June 2- Sign Up NOW

    running pteris fern and Mosses

    Learn the art and science behind Green Mansion terrariums from Nancy Morrow, and leave the class with your own new little green friend.  Rare opportunity for a terrarium workshop with the Memphis Plant Lady in Germantown – space is limited, so reserve your space now.  I’ll bring a variety of mosses and rare miniature tropicals I’ve been growing specially for these workshops, along with everything you need to plant a 10 inch bubble bowl terrarium that will thrive for many years.

    Workshops with Mom make a great present, just in time for Mother’s Day!  Or give me a call at 901-828-3685 if you want to come by my studio this weekend for one of my special creations.

    Sign up for classes here:  Terrarium Workshops Signup

    Check out some of the terries available for purchase here:  Moms Love Terrariums! Take a Look and Give Me a Call

    You can also schedule a workshop here at my studio in Midtown for 1-3 people.  Or maybe you want to learn more about gardening?  I am available for on site consulting to teach you how to pick the right plants for your environment, help you make a plan, teach you how to prepare the soil and put the plants in the ground; I can take you shopping, too, if you want the whole Megillah!  Consults are $60 for first hour, $45 each additional hour, minimum of two hour per session; mileage for any trip outside the 240 loop.

    Have a great weekend, get out and see some art, listen to some music, or share a smile with a stranger, it feels good.

    Nancy Morrow

    901-828-3685

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    Watch Me Build a Terrarium; Contact Me to Build Your Own