Category: WINTER

• WINTER

  SNOWDROP

  THE FOLKLORE OF PLANTS: Snowdrop Lisa Karen Miller           This lovely flower with the late winter bloom once had an ominous association.  It was thought that bringing Galanthus nivalis into the home was very unlucky.  Indeed, even the sight of one growing in the garden foretold a pending disaster.          …

  October 19, 2023
• WINTER

  PERSIMMON

  THE FOLKLORE OF PLANTS: Persimmon Lisa Karen Miller            People have used persimmons for centuries to predict the severity of the coming winter. Split open a locally grown persimmon (if you buy it at a grocery, it came from somewhere else and won’t predict local weather) and look at the…

  October 18, 2023