Red Osier Dogwood

The stems of red osier dogwood are so, well, red. A delight to see against a white background of snow. The young stems are red, and the old stems turn brown with age. In order to keep the red stems growing, cut back the old stems.

Prune the old junk out of your life. Prune off toxic relationships. Each moment is new and bright. Make room for the new. Notice it and love it.

Solar Sun Flower

For the gardener who has everything. A solar flower tracker! It follows the sun just like a sunflower. What a garden ornament!

With all the talk about renewable resources, we can see and hear one of the Buddha's teachings about impermanence. We need renewables because everything arises and ceases. The re-new of renewables is literally a new arising. Even though it looks the same as the thing that just died. One tree looks very much like another.

The sun is constantly re-new-ing itself. Let's use that re-new-able energy to power our home and our car.