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Happy Place
Happy Place

Time in the garden is also time to look closely. Self-seeding annuals and perennials plants are slowly showing up. The arugula is growing in various places because the seeds travel all over the place.

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Serotonin, A garden is a teacher, Active, Bees, Beets, Birds, Body, Chives, Colors, Companion planting, Edible Garden, Environmental Education, Food, Gardening, Gardening Together, Garlic, Health, Herbs, Home Garden Studio, Kale, Lifestyle, Living Sculpture, Movement, Nature, Nourishment, Observation, Plants, Pollinators, Seasons, Seed Library, Seeds, Senses, Sky, Spring, Sunlight, Sustainable art practice, Fresh airRossana Martinez
Gardening Together
Gardening Together

Harvesting and eating something fresh from the garden is such a gift. A garden can be a small container in a window or a balcony.

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A garden is a teacher, Active, Bees, Birds, Body, Companion planting, Ecosystem, Edible Garden, Environmental Education, Food, Gardening, Health, Herbs, Home Garden Studio, Lifestyle, Living Sculpture, Nature, Nourishment, Plants, Pollinators, Rooftop Garden, Seasons, Seed Library, Seeds, Senses, Spring, Sustainable art practice, Gardening TogetherRossana Martinez
Companions
Companions

Years ago when I began growing food on our rooftop garden in Brooklyn, I learned about the benefits of companion planting. Companion planting is the technique of planting different plants near each other to help with growth and pest control.

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Art, Active, Bees, Birds, Body, Colors, Ecosystem, Edible Garden, Food, Gardening, Garlic, Handmade, Health, Herbs, Home, Home Garden Studio, Homemade, Lifestyle, Living Sculpture, Morning Light, Movement, Natural Materials, Nature, Nourishment, Observation, Plants, Pollinators, Rigid Heddle Loom, Rooftop Garden, Running, Sculpture, Seasons, Seed Library, Seeds, Senses, Spring, Studio Visit, Sunlight, Sustainable art practice, Telar, Textile, Trees, Warp & Weft, Weaving, Yarn, Weaving baskets, Shoulder stand, Zinnias, A garden is a teacher, Reed, Community, Bulbs, Companion planting, ProjectsRossana Martinez
One Thread, One Seed at a Time
One Thread, One Seed at a Time

For the warp, I’m using a light green tweed yarn that adds dimension. The “floating” flecks of color makes it more tactile.

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Warp & Weft, Yarn, Textile, Active, Art, Aster, Bees, False Indigo, Sustainable art practice, Studio Visit, Seeds, Seasons, Sculpture, Rigid Heddle Loom, Pollinators, Plants, Observation, Nature, Native Plants, Living Sculpture, Land Restoration, Home Garden Studio, Homemade, Gardening, Handmade, Colors, Birds, Herbs, Microgreens, Windowsill GardenRossana Martinez