I planted a small spring garden and most of it survived the tree. Later, really too late, but our spring weather was hot, I planted a few tomato plants and […]
Lily of the Valley Desktop Wallpaper
A few days ago, I took a walk in the woods behind our home to see what was going on there. Since it is spring, some trees and flowers are in bloom. Some of the flowers are so dainty that they are hard to see. …
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 […]
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 […]
Bumblebee and Milkweed
See an image of how a bumblebee drinks from milkweed.
Buckets Of Syrup
Revisiting the Milkweed I don’t know why milkweed is not called buckets of syrup. The little flowers look like buckets. Ants climb all over the blooms, even at night! I’m […]
Bumblebee in Zucchini Blossom
I was checking for bad bugs when I saw this bumblebee sleeping in a zucchini blossom. There was a bad bug on the blossom too and it moved further into […]
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 […]
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 caterpillars […]
A Walk After the Rain
Early today and last night, we had storms and a lot of rain. After the rain stopped, I went outside. I just can’t stay inside this time of year, so […]
Seed Flat
This is just an update on the in-ground seed flat that I showed a photograph of in the first garden entry for this season, and in that entry, I wrote […]
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 […]
Dry Summer
The summer was very dry in this part of the southeast corner of Tennessee. Most of Tennessee was in drought, and really, large parts of the south had severe drought […]
RIP Me Golden Beauties
One day in the recent past, something like over a week ago, I noticed that the little animals in the area had consumed every ripe sunflower seed that inhabited my […]
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 […]
