The Gathering Garden Magazine
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Amaranth, Explained: The Ancient Grain Plant Now Trending as a Dried Design Staple
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Long before it was a moody tan plume in a dried arrangement, amaranth fed the Aztec empire and got banned by the Spanish for being too tied to ritual life to tolerate. -
The Oak Leaf's Long Reign as a Symbol of Strength, and How to Bring It Indoors
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Emperors wore it, soldiers were crowned in it, and it still shows up on military insignia today. The oak leaf has meant strength and endurance for thousands of years, and it's finally having a decorating moment too.
