At this time of year my garden is essentially green, lots of shades of green, but essentially green because I rely so heavily on wildflowers for color. And most of the wildflowers have gone to seed by now. Fortunately, though, we have not entered a dry period in Alabama, so even though the temperatures have …
The stem structure of Hairy Angelica (Angelica venenosa) with its compound umbels of multiple rays ending in secondary umbels of small five-petaled flowers just seemed perfect for the featured photo for Six on Saturday, the 4th of July--a little plant fireworks for everyone. I wrote about this native last June, but I find several more …
Five of this week's six are things that surprised me as I did some general clean up in the garden this week. The sixth is just something bright and cheerful. I'm sure you can find a more coherent set of entries by visiting the site of The Propagator, the hub of our Six on Saturday …
1. I'm going to start out immediately with my first entry, because I've been waiting for these North American natives to bloom for a couple of weeks now--and for a couple of reasons. I look for the black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia hirta) to bloom because they signal my birthday. I also am happy to see them …
This Saturday's six will be a quick rundown of what is blooming in the garden now. Most are natives; there are two notable exceptions of Asian import. 1. The first, and I do mean first, is the oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia). It is the Alabama State Wildflower, and it is blooming generously throughout the garden …
This week I have colorful blooms, squirrel damage, an unknown, and an amphibian. Before I get to them, though, I want to note the site that serves as the host of "Six on Saturday." Visit The Propagator's blog for guidelines for participation, another great six, and links to many more. 1. My first is the …
My six for this week are yellow, purple, and promising of good things to come. Before I start, though, I want to remind readers that they, too, can join in Six on Saturday by going to the site of the Propagator and following the participant guidelines. While there, look at the comments on the current …
I have not posted anything for Six on Saturday for a few weeks now; the reason can be found in the featured photo above. The storms that ravaged the Southeast U.S. on Easter Sunday, 12 April 2020, took with them several trees on the fringes of the wooded portion of the garden and one in …
"Staying home" as I am, I spend lots of time working in and wandering about the garden--always with my phone, and therefore camera, at hand. And that means photos, lots of photos. My "six" for today will be one photo a day since last week's Six on Saturday, well one photo a day except for …
After Eden 