Some flowers are born for a close-up.
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Six on Saturday – 24/07/2021 – Lilies and Lace
One of the tallest flowers blooming in my garden this week wasn’t planted by me (or anyone…); seeds just blew in with the wind (or were dropped by birds or small rodents perhaps), as native (or non native) wild flowers do. It’s Daucus carota, known over here as Queen Anne’s Lace. Like so many plants […]
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In a Vase, on Monday – Spinach and Stock
Spinach sprigs help fill out this week’s vase of fresh cut flowers.
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Six on Saturday – 17/07/2021 -Seed Starting Rewarded
A rainy July has kept the garden happy this year.
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Flower Friday – Compass Plant
A native perennial I’ve loved since the moment I heard about it is the Compass Plant – Silphium laciniatum. I think my attraction was originally to the common name and then its striking height. It grows to about eight feet high in my garden some years, and its large basal leaves are said to point […]
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In a Vase, On Monday -a summer snapshot
A variety of summer flowers inthis week’s vase.
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Six on Saturday – 10/07/2021 – Rain!
The garden is loving this week’s rain!
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Flower Friday – Grey (eh?) Dogwood
The native Grey Dogwood is now blooming, getting ready to produce berries for birds in the fall.
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In a vase, On Monday – Cool and Blue
Cool blues, purples and pinks for this week’s vase of cut flowers.
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Six on Saturday – 03/07/2021 – Doe, a Deer, a Female Deer
An unexpected guest makes an appearance in our summer garden.
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In a Vase, on Monday – Hot and Humid
Given how hot it is in much of the eastern part of the country, and how scorching hot it is in the west, it’s hard to fathom that summer is only a week old. Talk about starting with a bang! Also given the heat, it’s pleasantly surprising to see a few peonies still hanging on. […]
