If you read my blog last year, then you might remember that I let my herbs take over the part of the garden that I was not using. Unchecked, the peppermint spread like it was meant to … [Read more...]
Lemon Balm in April
The lemon balm is up and growing with vigor. The lemon balm plant pictured below is large this spring. I have three plants or more and I should begin harvesting soon. What Does One Do with … [Read more...]
That Little Daisy
A few years ago, when "that little daisy" began blooming, I thought to myself, "I should find out what that flower really is." Thus began the search for the name of this flower and I found it easily … [Read more...]
Bleeding Hearts are Blooming
The bleeding heart plants are blooming again in this part of the world. My bleeding hearts are still in pots and this makes the 3rd season that they are still in pots. For now, I have placed … [Read more...]
Three Headed Zinnia
I was stalking this rare spread-eagle bumblebee when it landed on a strange flower. Not this one, but the flower pictured next. This flower is normal. What's wrong with this flower? Something is … [Read more...]
Tall Zinnias
In my vegetable garden, the pink zinnias and some of the red ones came up "wild" from seed that goldfinches dropped last year. The parent plants are giant zinnias and mine usually get taller than 5 … [Read more...]
Do Sweet Potatoes Bloom
Yes, sweet potatoes bloom, but so much that they make a good display. This sweet potato is "Beauregard." The flower resembles a morning glory because sweet potatoes and morning glories are in the same … [Read more...]
Milkweed Blooms
The milkweed buds are opening. Who would've suspected that yellow flowers would be inside of pink buds? Sidenote: Monarch butterfly caterpillars like milkweed. If you want to grow monarch … [Read more...]
The Sunflower’s Fate
A squirrel took it, twisted it right off the plant and dragged it behind a tree. It heard me approach and it ran off leaving the flower laying on the ground. … [Read more...]
Mushrooms Busting Out
As I was finishing a hard evening of garden work, I spotted buckled ground with white blobs. I checked it out and saw that it was big mushrooms that were busting through the dirt. I'm always impressed … [Read more...]
Dandelion
Today I had flowers on my mind. If my digital camera worked with batteries, this post would have looked different. I would have posted a few images of the wild flowers, aka, weeds that are blooming in … [Read more...]
Sunflower
While working in the garden yesterday, I found a sunflower bloom on the ground. I do not know why it fell off the stem. I brought the sunflower inside to scan close up images of its parts. The image … [Read more...]
Crataegus Trunk
I have not yet discovered which Crataegus my tree is. I found a website that has many images of pressed cuttings and there are many similar Crataegus varieties. My tree cutting looks similar to … [Read more...]
