Yoga for Gardeners

Spring is such a high-impact time in the garden that I figure this yoga series geared towards the aches and pains caused by repetitive physical activity in the garden just might be in order for a good many of us today.

Too bad they don’t have a corresponding pose for this morning’s back injury, hauling several heavy bags of container soil up three flights of stairs to the roof garden. The only cure for that is one of prevention. I.e. Getting someone else to do it. I will probably have to schedule some time tonight for a long soak in an herbal bath with a dash of Epsom salts. Followed by a nap. I know it’s Calgon that’s supposed to “take you away”, but sinking an orifice into that feels like soaking in a vat of Febreeeze-like substance.

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Unidentified Allium

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I came upon this flower on a walk yesterday afternoon. It looks like some kind of allium but as you probably know there are one of two or gazillions of allium species out there. I searched high and low but have been unable to identify it. It carries some interesting features worth noting: the flowers grow upwards with a spiked or columnar shape (most of the garden variety alliums are globed) and the stems are very dark, almost black.

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