Lisa Davis
Pansy Tales
The pansy is sometimes called the stepmother flower, and it gets that name from a dark German fairytale. I found the story in a...
Wallflowers And Cards
Flower and Fairy Scannography and Digital Art
by Lisa Davis
Musings, reflections, and gardening memories, tips, and information collected over many, many years
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Lisa Davis
- Jun 29, 2021
- 4 min
Loathsome Lily Leaf Beetles
Fighting a war against the Red Lily Beetle is not for those with a weak stomach. Learn about these brightly arrayed little destroyers.
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Lisa Davis
- Apr 21, 2021
- 3 min
An April Walk in the Woods: Part 3
Trout Lily: When I was a little girl, I brought my mother a handful of these delightful little flowers and she told me they were called...
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Lisa Davis
- Apr 14, 2021
- 2 min
An April Walk in the Woods: Part 2
I discovered they populated our woods here in Oswego County in greater numbers than the white ones....
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Lisa Davis
- Mar 28, 2021
- 2 min
An April Walk in the Woods: Part 1
This the first of a three part blog— 1. White Trilliums: April is almost upon us and I am looking forward to the arrival of the spring...
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Lisa Davis
- Feb 26, 2021
- 5 min
Three Chickadee Tales
Black-capped Chickadees, those lively little black and white birds that frequent feeders year round, are a favorite of mine. They may be...
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Lisa Davis
- Dec 11, 2020
- 2 min
15 Ways Scanner Art and Life Are A Lot Alike
For those who don’t know what Scanner Art is, it’s utilizing a flatbed scanner in place of a camera to capture an image. It can also be...
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Lisa Davis
- Aug 29, 2020
- 4 min
The Pole Bean Teepee
I had spent many happy hours as a child playing outside, building miniature structures made of rocks and branches...
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Lisa Davis
- Jul 22, 2020
- 3 min
Why My Husband Usually Gets the Mail
It was lunchtime, but the flowers called to me with their Siren’s song.I’ll only take a quick peek, I told myself.
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Lisa Davis
- Jun 19, 2020
- 4 min
Adventures in Gardening: My Roadside Flowerbed
My daughter was two when I started this project. She was 10 when I reached the end.
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Lisa Davis
- May 26, 2020
- 3 min
Discovering my Bliss
I thought "follow your bliss"was a current catch phrase that meant to do what makes you happy. There’s much more to it than that.
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Lisa Davis
- May 1, 2020
- 3 min
Mother's Day Violas
The shepherd’s crook was tall, the container rocked when the wind blew, and seeds spread near and far.
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