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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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PopUp Shop at Java Cabana Feb 13 and Feb 14 – Ya’ll Come

I’ll be at the Home | JavaCabana Coffeeshop, 2170 Young Avenue, on Tuesday Feb 13 and Wednesday Feb 14, from 3 to 6 pm with a variety of terrariums and tilly treasures for sale.

Why give your baby a bouquet that will wither in days when you have these lovelies to bring home – they will grow and change for years with just a little attention and, well, LOVE!

Call me at 901-828-3685 for more information.  I’ll see you there!

Check out a few of what will be available:

 

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Events Sales and Open House Events

Holiday Open Studio Saturday Dec 23

I went up to the studio to start setting up for the Open House with Kristi.  Isn’t she the cutest thing?

Join us on Saturday December 23 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Garden Path Studio.  Terrariums, tillandsia trinkets,  and more from Nancy Morrow, plus mosaics, paintings, pottery, and more from Kristi Duckworth.

Music by John McDowell and Christine Conley at 1 pm, then from 2-4 join our open music circle to make a joyful noise together – bring your instruments and a glad heart.

Located at 3116/3120 Bass Road in Millington. Take Hwy 51 north from Memphis; turn left on West Union, go up West Union a couple of miles to Bass Rd. You can only turn right onto Bass and then it’s on your right just past the green bridge. 3116/3120  don’t follow gps unless you want to take the scenic route; it will send you over the river and through the woods

Call 901-828-3685 with questions, or email [email protected]

I spent the afternoon with Kristi setting up for the sale on Saturday

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RootWorks Terrarium Tillandandsias a/k/a Air Plants Uncategorized

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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