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 [...]
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Serendipity in July: Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day July 2014
July 16, 2014 – Posted in: What's up/bloomingWhen you let plants self-sow, as I discussed in my review of Plantiful, serendipitous things can happen in your garden that surprise and delight you.The poppies in the photo above are second year poppies. I scattered the seed of their parents over my flower bed, but I did nothing for the poppies you see here [...]
A Few Of My Favorite Things: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day July 2013
July 16, 2013 – Posted in: What's up/bloomingThere are lots of blooming plants in my garden, so I decided to focus on a few favorites.I love the vivid colors in this daylily that came with the house. There are lots of buds, so it should be in bloom for a long time.These two daylilies are on opposite ends of the Slope Garden. [...]
Two Houses: Dioecious Plants, part 3
January 4, 2012 – Posted in: Plant infoThe swelling flower buds of Red Maples give some of the first colorings in spring, letting us know that most of winter is behind us. The open flowers reveal that they’re part of this group, too. Another dioecious American native is Kentucky Coffee Tree with the challenging name Gymnocladus dioica (jim-NOK-lad-us dy-oh-EYE-kuh, try it, it's [...]
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