The Tai Chi Walk - place one foot, listen to its weight
A slower pace than usual, attention paid to the sole of the foot: the walk of Tai Chi (太極歩, tàijí bù) transforms an ordinary movement into a small ritual of presence.
8 h ago 2 1
The phacelia, that purple cushion that welcomes bees in the heart of summer
A light sowing, a blooming in blue-lavender swirls, and suddenly the garden buzzes. Phacelia is the plant of simple summers - for pollinators, for the soil, for the eye.
8 h ago 7 3
Five discreet plants that gardeners regret forgetting
The British magazine Gardeners' World asked hundreds of gardeners about the most unfairly overlooked plants. Here, in response, are five of these forgotten plants to rehabilitate: modest, without seasonal brilliance, but which carry the garden from one end of the year to the other. Praise for the unremarkable.
22 h ago 5 2
The horned poppy, the small flower that invites to rest
On the edges of paths, a modest legume with yellow-orange flowers goes almost unnoticed. The bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) nevertheless carries, in the memory of herbalists, a gentle reputation: that of accompanying sleep and soothing evening nervousness.
22 h ago 25 4