Garden Inspiration and Lessons Learned
I'm not sure how much of it is attributed to luck, but this spring has brought some of the most brilliant color in my short tenure as a novice gardener. Last year's stragglers, including my lacecap hydrangea, have kept pace with the perennial stalwarts (hostas, Confederate jasmine, Japanese holly ferns, etc.). I was excited a few weeks ago when I noticed that the hydrangea, which did not produce any blooms at all last year, was starting to bud out. After a day of steady rain last week, the blooms really started to pop. The last time this plant flowered, I was inspired to create one of my earliest mosaics. I remember being excited to use millefiori for the first time. A few lessons I learned from this piece were 1. carefully plan your design before cutting and gluing your tesserae, 2. be sure you have enough tile of the color you're using on said unplanned design before you start cutting and gluing and 3. be patient! Number 3 is still the most difficult lesson for me to foll