Dirt Diva Designs

I was reading John Shoustra's most recent update on his recovery after the Mountain Fire and one thing he said, in particular, stood out to me. Read in the attachment what he says about mulch. It pretty much reinforces what we (APLD CA) were saying, most specifically Greg Rubin, in the Slow the Burn Symposium about mulch being a good thing to have, not a bad thing. This sort of real, post-fire observation is so important to share with fire and insurance authorities who are making rules and regulations based on much less substantive evidence.

Rainbows on demand!

„As if just emerged from the river, a hooded figure sits on top of a pole amongst the trees on the river bank, and stares into the sky. At the right time with the right natural sunlight, the sculpture emits a mist, creating a temporary rainbow over the water. The mystical creature, made out of bronze with high tech sensors in its head, creates a surreal image that borders between the natural and technical.“ After three years in the making we are happy to share with you a very dear project. Meet ´Haug: A Rainbow Emitting Sculpture`, a public artwork for Ornamenta 24 in Pforzheim, Germany. The public artwork ‘Haug Rainbow Fountain’ by artist duo Veronika Sedlmair and Brynjar Sigurðarson curated by Jules van den Langenberg @julesvandenlangenberg was developed especially on the occasion of ORNAMENTA 2024. Images 3 and 4 by Sander van Wettum @sandervanwettum @studiobrynjarandveronika @veronikasedlmair #rainbow

Kind of fun to be interviewed by CanvasRebel ...https://canvasrebel.com/meet-francesca-corra/

APLD GLA garden party…so much fun to host and see old friends and meet new ones. Covid definitely interrupted our rhythm but we are getting back into the swing of it. There is absolutely nothing like gathering in person with good food and surrounded by plants

The last of my birthday celebrations. Oops, did I go slightly into December?!? Doesn't matter....my Thursday Night Girls know how to celebrate in style. Thanks Heidi Hoffman Wasserman and Kathy...I love you guys!!

In the continuing saga of my hat…the casual observer would never know what this poor thing has been through. Second photo show what I discovered upon returning from vacation. Some completely and illegally ransacked my suitcase. But this hat is a champ and good thing since they don’t make this one anymore. I bought it at the Arboretum when APLD GLA did their display garden with the tiny house

So happy to see the new in

Another one bites the dust. I have been trying to think of all the places in the world I have spent my birthday…and this tops the list

I’d carried around this little sewing kit in my travel bag for like 25 years without using it. Finally threw it away right before this trip . Now guess what I need!

Great quote tonight from Mike Evans of Tree of Life Nursery during APLD CA Slow the Burn Symposium

Happy Halloween 👻

As we are in the midst of APLD CA’s Slow the Burn Symposium, I thought I would share a fire study I did for a design in progress to see how we are doing with existing plant material and proposed.