I can no longer remember who once told me that pachysandra was the vinyl siding of the suburban landscape, but the phrase stuck.
— Missy Fable
“Spread Plant Love, Not Mulch“
This actually made me laugh out loud.
Blue jay in the driveway–April 22, 2020.
Hobbit or Gollum?
I first learned about the “Hobbit” (Crassula ovata), a succulent, from a post made by Country Boy on his blog, Whosoever Will, May Come. Being a fan of J.R.R.’s work, of course I wanted one. Continue reading “Hobbit or Gollum?”
Frozen Lilac
Compared to yesterday, this morning has been positively balmy, with the temperature already breaking 40°F after having plummeted below freezing last night. Despite that fact, the lilac shrub above still shows evidence of the wind direction and a hint at the temperature swing in the last 24 hours. Continue reading “Frozen Lilac”
Burdock never takes a hint
One of the lesser favored plants we “inherited” with the property was burdock. We spot it–along with other non-native invasives–all over when we amble about the neighborhood. I took the image below on May 9, 2017 when I was starting to document what plants we had inherited along with the house. Some I thought I knew, some I had no idea. The caption is exactly what I labeled it then.
May 9th, 2020 (afternoon)–Office Window View
Note to Future Me #14
Hey, Future Me. It’s Past Me again. This is another note about seeds, but this time, it’s about storage. Continue reading “Note to Future Me #14”
Note to Future Me #13
So…the 2020 pandemic thing was quite a surprise. Hopefully that’ll be over or at least under control by the time you see this, the biggest gardening take away: waiting until later winter/early spring to order seeds is a bad idea. Even if you, like (Present) Me, actually have the list ready quite a bit of time before you figured you might order. We have to step up our timeline. Trust me on this. Continue reading “Note to Future Me #13”