I enjoyed sharing my late-summer trip to my favorite East Coast beach town: Bellport, Long Island so much that I decided to also share a spring trip. In Spring my friend and I dug up her front yard, transplanted all the bushes, plants, and even a small tree, and installed new native landscaping. It was so much fun because growing up in Long Island, my father was an avid gardener. He passed on to me a love of growing things, and the artistic, scientific, and spiritual art of creating and nurturing a garden.
When dear friends of mine bought a vacation home on Eastern Long Island I was overjoyed, since my parents had long since moved away. Both of my friends are originally from overseas, and the house, came freshly renovated, but lacking any landscaping, even lawns. So the first couple of years they played around as you do when you buy a new house, and just went shopping at the nursery and picked out what caught there eye and planted things here and there. But as things grew there was no design, or any plan to how things were growing.
My friend had an inspiration image of a beautiful garden in Europe created with only native plants, and featuring dark green foliage and only white flowers. It was beautiful, and it was very naturalistic, modeled on a cottage-y meadow garden. She was unsure if it was appropriate for the climate and the style of the town and I felt for sure it was. So we drove down to the nursery and filled up the car to the brim with plants and got to work and the result was outstanding! I had such a wonderful time puttering around in the garden with my friend, and over time the landscaping has grown in in beautifully, so I wanted to share that same feeling of joy with you. So without further ado, let’s return back to the East Coast, back to Long Island, back to where it all started.
Thank you so much for joining me on this visit to Bellport in springtime. I loved strolling down memory lane on the railroad, sharing time in the garden, and indulging in freshly caught North Atlantic seafood and top quality natural wines.
I’m William Z. Brennan, natural lifestyle expert, founder of Desert Mountain Apothecary, and author of upcoming e-book Natural Lifestyle Optimization. Inspiration is the key to growth and innovation, but it always seems to escape when we’re tethered to our computers grinding away. Often times taking some time to get back to nature in the garden, take a hike, or cook a meal with a dear friend, brings those amazing, new ideas up to the surface. So if you are searching for creative inspiration, or stuck with a seemingly unsolvable problem, step away and allow inspiration to flow.
So once again I want to remind everyone watching this to be kind to yourself, make your wellbeing a priority today, and it start with even the smallest step. You are worth it, your life is worth something, you are loved, you are love itself, and I believe in you.
Thank you so much for spending time with me on my channel: Desert Mountain Apothecary
All the best,
William Z. Brennan, founder of Desert Mountain Apothecary and author of upcoming e-book Natural Lifestyle Optimization.
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About William Z. Brennan: William Z. Brennan is a natural lifestyle expert, founder of Desert Mountain Apothecary & author of upcoming e-book Natural Lifestyle Optimization. Originally from New York, and with a background in fragrance, skincare, fashion design & bespoke mens tailoring, he is now based in the Southern California Desert.
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