Green Roof Birdhouses

The Iowa State University Horticulture Club made these fabulous green roof birdhouses that they plan to sell this weekend (April 20 & 21) on campus.  They are so darn cute and will definitely keep your bird friends cool this summer.  

Two Small Jumps Equals One Big Leap

Tomorrow I'm making a big shift in my life.

It's the day I split my professional life between two places: my position at a botanic garden, plus a new position, teaching landscape design to horticulture students.

I am excited about sharing my enthusiasm for garden design and equally thrilled to learn a fresh perspective from students and fellow faculty. I've learned so much the past eight years from my fellow botanic garden staff, that I can't wait to pass that on too.

Photo courtesy of hearblack

This is what popped out of my fortune cookie the other day:

Two small jumps are sometimes better than one big leap.

Though neither of these positions are small by any means, together I think they'll make my creative life richer. And here we go...