Rewind

A look back at a month of growing flowers.

Each month I share favorite flower pictures I’ve captured during the previous weeks. Light on words, Rewind is the perfect place to enjoy still photography, an increasingly rare medium on social media.

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Maidenhair ferns provide solace during stretches of cold winter weather.

In late January, I prepare to grow seeds indoors by organizing seed packets and designing the summer garden beds.

I quell spring fever by arranging store-bought flowers.

Origami envelopes make perfect storage containers for saved seeds.

Dried strawflowers counter February’s grey landscape.

Purple statice: disarmingly resilient in its dried form.

Eucalyptus seeds require a long germination period. I start growing them indoors by early February.

Pink roses celebrate extended daylight, chirping birds, and melting snow.

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Thanks for reading Rewind. See you at the end of the month for more writing and garden photography.

-Betsy

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