Category: plants

Spring surprises

I’m about 3 days behind posting about spring’s arrival. Things change fast – a lot can happen in 3 days! Sunday was chilly and windy. We went out to camp, where the blackflies were...

Items of interest

I was thinking I have nothing to post about. Then I looked out the window and noticed this tree. It struck me that it looks very odd at this time of year. It’s a...

asters

The asters have been so prolific this season. Meadows full of billowy white puffs of blossoms. Occasional plants with blooms all shades of lavender. The back garden row has two large clumps of the...

Joy

The coneflowers (echinacea) at the edge of my plot in the community garden are attracting a lot of butterflies and bees. Standing next to the flowers, I’m enveloped in a cloud of flight. It...

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...

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...