This is my fourth spring in this garden. For three years I have been creating garden beds, but this year I have been editing them: rearranging the furniture, so to speak. I have been having a lot of fun. It is my art; it engages my creative juices, as I seek the most aesthetically pleasing [...]
Allegheny vine
Mountain Fringe In My New Garden: Wildflower Wednesday
July 26, 2014 – Posted in: Native/InvasiveCan you name a biennial vine native to North America? (Great trivia question!)If you read the words above, you know the answer is mountain fringe (Adlumia fungosa), more commonly known as Allegheny vine--but that's not as poetic. I first discovered mountain fringe growing in moist, shady spots in my former garden. As I mentioned in [...]
August Doldrums: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day August 2010
August 15, 2010 – Posted in: What's up/bloomingMost of the garden looks a bit unkempt. Browned foliage, browned, undeadheaded flowers, interspersed with plants that like August. Bring on the heat, they say. What's a little drought to a plant like me? The garden would look pretty terrific if I had been deadheading and deadleafing right along. But as usual, I am pulling [...]
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day September 2009
September 15, 2009 – Posted in: What's up/bloomingAnnuals Our growing season is so compressed, that most annuals are only now looking their best. My children like to grow zinnias every year, and the bright colors of Renee's Garden Crayon Color Zinnias really appeal to them. They like both the Cool and the Hot. (As a member of the GWA, I received the [...]
Allegheny Vine
August 3, 2009 – Posted in: Native/Invasive, Plant info, What's up/bloomingI mentioned that Allegheny vine (Adlumia fungosa) was blooming for me in July's Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day post, and Leslie asked me what that was. Thank you, Leslie. I was dying for someone to ask. A Biennial, Native Vine I had never even heard of a biennial vine until Allegheny vine showed up in my [...]
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