Hello my fellow garden lovers, how are you. Have you noticed the change in light this week? Not just from the solar eclipse (which was so cool- if you had glasses. They really did make all the difference). No, I’m talking about noticing how at 8.30 Thursday evening I was struggling to read my magazine as the light was fading. Have you also noticed how the sun is slightly lower in the mornings too? Usually I love long evenings but it will come as no surprise to you dear reader (as I keep moaning) that I am longing for September now. I just love the light so much in September- when the harshness of the sun starts to fade and it sits that little bit lower in the sky.
These greenhouse pics were taken early one morning this week and I loved how the sun shot glades of light through the trees. My phone has a cracked camera screen at the moment and I was able to pickup a shard of light at the bottom of the above pic- I love that.
I haven’t touched my greenhouse since our open garden so it still has the pretty lace over the table. When the heat drops I’ll be back in here faffing with bits-n-bobs.
Friday evening, in what I hope was the last of the hot weather, I sat in my gravel garden just watching the bees on the lavender and I realised it felt like the first time I’d properly relaxed and switched off in weeks. I counted five big bumbles and I wonder if they are the same five that visited last year. I like to think so, they are definitely bigger. I find watching the insects going about their business, deeply therapeutic and I’m really enjoying the frequent visits from the hummingbird hawk moth. I can’t decide though if it’s just the one busy visitor or if it has friends visiting as I only ever see one at any time.
I was snipping some cafe au lait dahlia heads the other day to make room for others and despite their petals being slightly frayed, I didn’t want to chuck them on the ground (I leave them at the base of my dahlia plants so earwigs crawl into these instead of my fresh blooms).
I filled a vintage tureen with water and simply floated the heads. They last like this for quite a while and I like to closely monitor the way in which they elegantly fade away. They also make the prettiest of pictures. These images were shot using my iPhone 15 and edited afterwards in Mobile Lightroom.
I picked up the vintage tureen the other year when I was exhibiting with The Dorset Brocante. I always end up spending my profits, but this bowl has a crack in it so was cheap. I’ll often buy less than perfect china as it’s often so much cheaper and still perfectly usable.
Now it’s starting to cool down I’m looking forward to getting back in my greenhouse to do some seasonal styling.
On another note…
So, I’ve been thinking about how A Bunch Of Wild has grown over the years. It began with a love of gardening and growing flowers, selling my own produce, hosting workshops in floristry, art and photography and later, making pottery inspired by the seasons.
Over time, I’ve realised it’s become something else too. It’s now something I love to openly share- with writing and my seasonal/garden photography. It’s become more about community.
A place where we notice.
A place where we share the small everyday things that make life beautiful.
And I am loving seeing how many of you are now sharing your own gardens and flower pics with me, especially the rose ones 😁
So I’ve decided to open the garden gate a little wider, onto something I’ve been quietly imagining- I’m creating a small, intimate community called A Year Of Noticing.
A year spent paying attention to the seasons and living life creatively, and beautifully.
We’ll journal, share the changing seasons, photographs, our gardens and things we’re creating, and all the little details that might otherwise pass us by.
We’re always rushing, looking ahead, planning the next thing, or caught in the scroll.
But living creatively, living beautifully starts with something much simpler; some call it paying attention, I call it the art of noticing. What if we spent a year noticing, together?
A Year Of Noticing is an invitation to spend a year paying attention to the changing seasons, to our gardens, to creativity and the small things that make life beautiful. It’s a community for people who want to slow down a little.
It is a place to share what we’re noticing together.
There will be…
Each month;
A personal letter from me called The Noticing, delivered straight to your inbox. With prompts to add to our seasonal journals which we will create together over the course of the year.
A seasonal photography challenge to take part in.
Each season;
A beautiful digital magazine called The Art Of Noticing, full of inspiration to live with the seasons and with little projects to try as well as my Lightroom preset of the season recipe.
First access to Wild Editions- my limited edition fine art prints along with discount code.
Priority Wild Garden Gatherings booking. (In person garden days of photography and wreath making)
Live tea and chat.
I’ll open the community this September and the first edition of The Art Of Noticing will be available instantly to those that sign up.
I’ll write a little more about the community each week. For now, don’t forget you can also follow along with my stories on Instagram here.
Enjoy the rest of your Sunday.
Emma.
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