"This year, I've been #Cultivating #Weeds #Indoors to ease those #Winter #Doldrums.

I've got #Chicory, #Dandelion, & #Poke #Potted in #Buckets in a #Kitchen #Corner.

I've got #Watercress stretching out of a #Pot standing in #Freshwater.

I've got #Chickweed going to #Seed - three months early - on the #Windowsill.

My wild Winter Garden...#Garnish-es winter #Meals w/ #Sprigs of wild #Flavor, #Nutrients, & #Color."

- Susan Tyler Hitchcock, #Garden #Writer & #Forager, #Gather Ye #Wild Things

#Vss365 (#Gardener's version)

#Holly + #Ivy are #Linked together through #Time.
Akin to #Yin + #Yang, Ivy is #Feminine & Holly is #Masculine.

In #Folklore, the #Plants were most #Powerful during #Winter
When they #Denied #Wicked #Spirits a #Place to #Rest.

In the #Cold months, #Evil rode the harsh #Winds & #Whistled in the driving #Snow.

And so, the Holly + Ivy #Graced
#Tables, #Mantles, #Doors & #Windows -
Little #Touches that gave a #Home #Verdant #Sprigs of #Protection.