Unseasonably warm autumn
Thanks to our unseasonably warm autumn, many of September’s flowers are still lingering around. We just had our first frost on Saturday morning (13 Oct 30.4F;-0.8C) and the leaves haven’t really turned color yet, and usually by now they are almost all off the trees.
Cut back and came back
I had cut the mallow […]
Entries tagged with larkspur
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: October
October 15th, 2007 by Kathy Purdy · 11 Comments
Categories: Miscellaneous
Keywords: bloom dates · bloom records · colchicums · larkspur
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: July
July 15th, 2007 by Kathy Purdy · 17 Comments
Larkspur ‘Sublime Dark Blue’
Ah, yes, Garden Bloggers Bloom Day has rolled around again. I always seem to have trouble finishing these bloom day posts on time. Even though I take photos for days ahead, the actual middle day of the month always seems to be a busy time. I should probably make it short and […]
Categories: Miscellaneous
Keywords: bloom dates · feverfew · larkspur
Native Plants This Spring
May 14th, 2006 by Kathy Purdy · 3 Comments
May is always a busy month, what with birthdays (3 this month), Mother’s Day, a garden going to weeds, and homeschooling paperwork, but this past week had additional expected and unexpected busy-ness. It’s very easy to miss the spring ephemerals if you’re not careful. I know, because I’ve done it before. And if you go […]
Categories: What's up/blooming · Native/Invasive
Keywords: bloodroot · canada lily · delphinium · erythronium · gaywings · geranium · larkspur · mayapples · meadow rue · Mertensia · native plants · podophyllum · polygala · polygonatum · sanguinaria · solomons seal · spring · thalictrum · trilliums · trout lily · violets · Virginia bluebells










