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Category Archives: Flowers
Magical Nodding ladies tresses
Three years ago I found this beautifully blooming plant at the edge of the woods near the asparagus bed. After some research I identified it as a Nodding ladies tresses (Spiranthes cernua). Wow! I’d never seen a plant like this … Continue reading
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Rose hip harvesting
I planted a rose bush (Rosa canina) a few years ago. This year there were some lovely looking rose hips that I decided to harvest. Then I was puzzled. How do I “process” them? A bit of Internet searching indicated … Continue reading
A gift of Jerusalem artichokes
It may not look like much at the moment . . . and . . . this is the new Jerusalem artichoke bed. A friend gifted me with some surplus and, after checking with the Deva of the Garden about … Continue reading
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Creating new bed with nature
There’s an area of grass that I’ve been wanting to convert to some more beds. I finally started turning over the soil and removing the grass this summer. Next, I opened a coning with the Deva of the Gardens and … Continue reading
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Transplanting with curiosity
As I sat down to wrestle with dividing an overgrown hosta plant into smaller sections (for transplanting), I noticed other wonderful weeds growing nearby. There’s the golden ragwort getting ready to bloom . . . . . . the daisy … Continue reading
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Life cycles
It’s wonderful to see the cycles of life and seasons move onwards. Today I discovered the frog eggs have hatched and hundreds of tadpoles cling to rocks and vases in the pool. After so many cool, cloudy days and another … Continue reading
Could it be?
Hurrah! A crocus is blooming! This is an “indicator species” for me that the spring season is beginning. Here’s another view of these beautiful flowers.
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Snowdrop
We have experienced a two day reprieve from winter’s cold weather. Today I walked up a slope and discovered the snowdrops are blooming. In fact, some of them have been blooming a while because they had dead blossoms already. I … Continue reading
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Fall’s gifts
After the snow two weeks ago and subsequent bitter cold nights, there’s not much green or flowering visible in the gardens. One exception is this water hawthorne (Aponogeton distachyos) — an aquatic plant. Its white fragrant blooms are delightful amid … Continue reading
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More lily pollination
The above photo sets the scene . . . A lovely Turk’s cap lily which began blooming today. Note the small insect on the anther. Let’s get closer to that stamen. Looks like one of those metallic bees working on … Continue reading
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