Violets, pansies, and Johnny-jump-ups are among the most treasured of all our wild and garden flowers, charming children and grown-ups alike for centuries in a shared delight. If a flower is passed along to us with many common names, it's a sure sign children have loved it. Common violets are known by numerous nicknames, and Johnny-jump-up has close to a hundred.

Planting for pollinators comes naturally to those who garden with herbs. Knowing where and when to gather herbs involves an intimate connection and first-hand knowledge of each plant’s natural lifecycle and reproductive habits.

At one time the Corn Husk People had very beautiful faces. The Creator placed them on the earth to be the companions to the children.

All Things are connected. What ever befalls the earth befalls the sons and daughters of earth. Man did not weave the web of life; he is merely a strand in it. What ever he does to the web, he does to himself.