This week's six are an update on last week and two new additions to the garden. Before getting to those, though, I want to remind readers that they can find guidelines for taking part in this weekly posting pattern by going to Jim Stephens’ Garden Ruminations. My selections 1 and 2 followup on my previous …
1. The showiest of my six today is the vibrant Formosa Southern Indica Azalea both in the garden and on the rather undeveloped hill behind the house. This is a hardy, evergreen azalea that easily grows to 8 feet tall. The first two photos below are from the garden in the front of the house. …
My last six was all the way back in October! The weather at Highland Lake in Blount County, Alabama has not be kind. Rain, freezing temperatures, and strong winds have brought mud, frost burned Camellia buds, and fallen trees. Add to that a broken waterline and a trench for a replacement line from the meter …
She deserves to be namedMarbled Orb-weaver (female Araneus marmoreus)
