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nature surprises

John — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:33:14 +0000

I am constantly awed by the variety and beauty of the plants I find growing at the fringes of my property. A small stand of milkweed has found an ideal location to grow amongst my rhus aromatica. As a child I was aware of milkweed for its pods full of seed parachutes that float [...read more]

Don’t Make This Mistake!

Phyllis — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:14:54 +0000

About three weeks ago John and I went to a local nursery that we’ve used for the past 10+ years for our summer annuals. We have a bed in front of the house that gets full sun, so we like to fill it with a mass planting of Celosia, a fleshy stemmed [...read more]

poppin’ poppies

John — Tue, 25 May 2010 11:25:06 +0000

What more is there to say about these dramatic and colorful specimens?

first poppy of the season

John — Sat, 22 May 2010 13:37:05 +0000

The first poppy of the season. I always consider this day the true start of the summer growing season. Note the chickens in the background. [...read more]

just another pretty marigold picture

John — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:24:39 +0000

Took this on my Canon S2 IS Powershot the morning after a rain shower.