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No currently scheduled public classes at this time but I’m always interested to speak with Garden Clubs about Growing and Harvesting Lavender, Growing Herbs From Woody Cuttings, Wings and Wildflowers about our Native Plants and how you can support their caterpillars in your Yardin.

My Glass On Glass Mosaics work is on Hold until I have a dedicated studio space. Sharp shards of glass in feet are not fun! Meanwhile if you are interested several pieces are on display at Dewey’s Barrels, 332 Poquonock Avenue in Windsor, CT.

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Update November, 2026. There are 5 huge dumpsters filling my driveways. The workers have been consistently polite and much of the internal demolition has been completed. This week saw measuring for windows and internal doors.

I am becoming optimistic that I might be Home in the Spring.

Also: note that many big box stores do not want to carry fruit trees over the winter. Negotiate with them. It’s worth it. Excuse me while I go dig more holes.

June, 2026. THANK YOU to everyone who has helped me, hugged me, and listened while I sobbed. It's been a wild ride. 100 percent do not recommend.

Starting to slowly get back out into the woods and fields. Had a trespasser decide to go through the Keep Out signs on Sunday to take pictures of my broken heart. Called police, they were very helpful. I'm not sure what causes a white man to think he can just ignore such signs but his ego must be a lot bigger than his brain. It's not like I'm not already traumatized or anything....

Things are not moving quickly as far as renovations or anything else.

Monday, April 27, 2026 my house burned down. My parrot Mauie and my 3 tiny dogs, Churro, Radar, and Maya, all died. Most of my art burned as well. And my books! Oh my books, a collection of field guides to natural history, cookbooks, and nature oriented writing by authors such as Norman Mclean, Jean Stratton Porter, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Thornton W. Burgess, and so many more.


2026 Plants for Sale
2026 Plants for Sale - Current list of plants for sale
Art Blog - Everything from pieces for sale to classes
Biography
Biography
Classes and Programs
Classes and Programs - Classes - available as scheduled or for any interested organization
Events
Events - List of events where I will be vending or teaching
Food
Food - Food
Hazelnuts
Hazelnuts - Wild Native Hazelnuts
Links to useful information - This is to help people find some of the information and places that I use regularly.
Marvelous Monarch Butterflies; All About Monarch Butterflies
Marvelous Monarch Butterflies; All About Monarch Butterflies - Monarch Butterflies
Contact Us
Contact Us
Walk and Workshop Notes
Walk and Workshop Notes - Details

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