Magnolia stellata
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“Don’t be satisfied with stories,
how things have gone with others.
Unfold your own myth.”
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Jalaluddin Rumi
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“Others have seen what is and asked why.
I have seen what could be and asked why not. ”
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Pablo Picasso
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“To be creative means to be in love with life.
You can be creative only if you love life enough
that you want to enhance its beauty,
you want to bring a little more music to it,
a little more poetry to it,
a little more dance to it.”
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Osho
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“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy,
a quickening that is translated through you
into action, and because there is only one of you
in all time, this expression is unique.
And if you block it, it will never exist
through any other medium and will be lost.”
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Martha Graham
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“The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.”
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Sylvia Plath
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“The chief enemy of creativity is good sense.”
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Pablo Picasso
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“Vulnerability is the birthplace
of innovation, creativity and change.”
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Brené Brown
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“Thank you!” to everyone who visits Forest Garden, everyone who has followed this site over the years, and especially to everyone who leaves a comment and opens a conversation.
Because of your kindness and interest, today is a special day for us. Today we have surpassed 200,000 views on Forest Garden.
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Magnolia liliiflora
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This journey began in the summer of 2013, while a crew of arborists cleaned up the three oak trees which fell across our front garden, unexpectedly, in a June thunderstorm.
I was alone in the house trying to make peace with the devastation in our garden while my partner was out there with the crew, making sure it was all handled to suit him.
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It was the second time in three years that we had old growth oaks fall across our yard, and heavy equipment driving through the garden to clean up the mess! We were determined to rebuild our garden, and to make it better than it had been before.
This Forest Garden Blog took root in our spirit of determination to create a garden in this unpredictable forest community; and to help others who might be struggling with the same challenges that we face here.
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I appreciate every single individual who visits us.
We hope you always find a spot of beauty here, an idea to inspire you, the information you may be seeking, and warm encouragement to grow a garden of your own!
Happy Spring!
The Woodland Gnome 2017
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