BOTANICAL COUNTDOWN

PREPARING FOR GARDENING SEASON 

WITH 

A BOTANICAL COUNTDOWN

What do you do while you're waiting to get your hands in the dirt?  When May has arrived and the nights are still too cold to plant, and the ground is too wet to till?  

One of the best parts of spring's arrival on the calendar, is to plan your garden while you wait for spring to make its arrival in the weather department.  This year I plan on doing some botanical drawings while I wait, so I'll be posting drawings of some favorite flowers and plants.

CHRYSANTHEMUM AND BUDS

11 x 11 inches

RANUNCULUS AND BUDS

11 x 11 inches

  

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THE SWEET SCENTED FREESIA

Day 21 

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Freesia grows from a bulb (corm) and is a heavily scented flower.  The scent, along with it's graceful, curved habit makes it a favorite in bouquets.  The leaves are shaped like a sword and the flowers bloom in a little bundle at the end of the stalk.  I have painted this one with an example of the freesia bulb alongside the flower stalk.  Freesia is symbolic of innocence - a great meaning for a delicate and sweet-smelling flower!

Freesia For Innocence

8 x 10 inch watercolor

Available on Etsy 

Thanks for looking today!

-Nan