This double columbine is a lovely flower growing in the wrong place. It's a lost seedling, far away from its parent plants which are clear across the yard in another flower bed.It is just one of my …
The Weight of Flowers and Springtime Activities
This giant shrub can barely hold up its branches under the weight of the ginormous flowers that are its lot to bear.Just look at it, this Snowball Bush, Viburnum opulus ‘Sterile’. Look at those lower …
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A Morning Walk Around The Garden
New spring blooms are showing up in my garden as fast as rabbits appear when I uncover the lettuce bed in the vegetable patch.This unnamed Allium greets visitors right before they step up onto the …
Starting a Gardener’s Life List
Is there such a thing as a Gardener’s Life List?I know that birders keep life lists of all the birds they see and those they want to see. They get very excited when they get to add a new bird to their …
Proclamations
The only proclamations for Earth Day in my garden were made by more flowers blooming and birds singing in the trees.The first of the viburnums is in full bloom today!If you want to forget that odd, …
Eagerly Anticipating the Lilacs
After the long winter, I am eagerly awaiting the lilac blooms this spring.Last spring the lilacs had an off year, due to some unexpected winter weather in April. The cold weather froze out many of the …
