First, some more plants in lawns: tansy, yarrow, prickly lettuce and a green flowered knotweed. Also, in Peterson’s Field Guide to Wildflowers, pigweed and lamb’s quarters are interchangeable common names. That’s the joy of common names. The scientific name is Chenopodium album.
We’re still having a slow year. Usually the leaves are well on their way to coloring up, but only a few have any color, and I think that may be due to them being stressed in some way. Perhaps the extra amount of rain has kept the trees green longer.
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USDA Hardiness Zone: work in 3-5
Location: Home:small urban: work:homes and businesses
Geographic type: hills, rocky outcroppings
Soil type: gravelly soil – sand – sandy loam – silt – clay
Experience level: professional 16 years
Particular interests: design using perennials, annuals, shrubs and rock.
What differentiates a bulb from a perennial plant is that the nourishment for the flower is stored within the bulb itself.…There is something miraculous about the way that a little grenade of dried up tissue can explode into a complete flower.
~Monty Don
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The Complete Gardener pp. 142
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