The mysteries of the hydrangea
Last summer Sam alerted me to “something blue” in the border next to the driveway. I investigated and found a little hydrangea bush with a single blossom on it. I’m not a huge fan...
Category: plants
Poppies
The pink poppies are blooming in the hoophouse. The light in there is diffuse, and it’s cloudy. I think the pinks show up as a deeper color in this atmosphere. I’ve never had them...
Wonders of the world
We went to Connecticut for five days to visit family and friends. It was a trip full of memories – good ones and not-so-good ones. Interesting to notice what I remembered, what I never...
New
The Golden Houses are hung at the gallery. They look good! I had one valerian bloom in the driveway last year. Such a surprise. I don’t know how it got there. This year, I...
I found them
I heard about sweetfern flowers from a naturalist friend. She said the plants could be male, female, or both. We have a lot of sweetfern on our property, so I was on the lookout...
Shadbush, shadblow
This shrub makes my heart sing. I’ve been seeing a lot of it lately, the white blooms gleaming in the woods. Some things I know (or would like to know) about it:
Behind the garden
I was doing some work behind the garden a few days ago. The fences behind the compost bins are rotting away. Tearing out those boards and piling them up. There is also some tree...