May 25, 2020
Evergreen by Melodie Muggy
Melodie Muggy encourages us to “respect the soil” through her beautiful poem and photo collage.
Tag: plant
May 22, 2020
#HarvestAtHome During the COVID-19 Pandemic by The Subversive Gardener
Brooklyn-based organization The Subversive Gardener discusses their viral campaign to promote sustainable indoor gardening and connect New Yorkers with the global movement to grow your own food.
April 3, 2020
Calling All Contributors – April & May 2020
Calling all contributors! If you’re a writer, artist, photographer, musician, or an environmentalist interested in having your work featured in “The Burgundy Zine #15: Go Green,” you’ve come to the right place.
April 1, 2020
April is National Garden Month
Wake up and smell the roses… Then quickly retreat back into your house.
April is National Garden Month, and although most of us are quietly abiding by the international advice to stay home, you can still get your green thumbs going within the comfort of your humble abode.
October 20, 2019
How Plants Think: The Controversy of Consciousness
Unencumbered by words and semantics, plants express themselves through their luscious leaves and abundant blooms, which are the result of carefully calculated survival tactics that almost seem “thought out.”
These physical characteristics can tell human observers a lot about how the plant is doing; whether it needs more water or sunlight, warmth or humidity, and so forth – but, plants don’t have eyes like we do. They don’t have brains like ours, yet research shows they possess intelligence.
How far does that intelligence go? Do plants “think?”
October 20, 2019
How to Guide: Easy Aquaponics Beginners System by Shore Grow
Shore Grow shares with us their beginner’s guide to aquaponic growing!
October 2, 2019
Review: How to Make a Plant Love You by Summer Rayne Oakes
Summer Rayne Oakes, who has accrued a large following on Instagram for her astounding plant collection, delights us with her journey into becoming a plant mother of hundreds in “How to Make a Plant Love You.”
September 23, 2019
Gardening Guides: African Violet Update
As you may recall, we released an African Violet care guide along with a tutorial on propagating African Violets for the March issue of The Burgundy Zine.
Given that it’s been half a year since those guides were published, we figured it was time for a little update on how both plants are doing today.
August 11, 2019
What I’ve Learned From Hiking and Gardening
Hiking and gardening are two hobbies of mine that are separate, but deeply intertwined. The way soil slides through the spaces between my fingers, the pride I feel when the first blooms on a new plant appears, and the joy to be had hiking through the woods on a cool, summer afternoon has given me a newfound appreciation for all life on our planet.
March 20, 2019
Gardening Guides: Succulents
Whether you’ve got a green thumb or a knack for killing every plant you come in contact with, you can’t go wrong with succulents.