Writing a post about springtime blooms this week carries with it a bittersweet poignancy. We look to the leafing of the trees, to the flowering of the spring plants, and especially to the appearance of ephemerals that flourish for a brief beautiful time before retreating again into the earth, to assure us that nature goes …
I just returned to the lake after being away for two weeks and found a number of faithful signs of spring waiting for me. Several of those plants and progress on a new garden bed are my subjects for this Saturday. Readers can follow the developments in other gardens around the globe by visiting the …
I'm still enjoying some natives coming up where they want to both in the wooded area of the garden and in other open areas. One of those natives I had never seen before. I'll save that and a non-native until the end. I'll begin with a more familiar plant I have often cut to the …
My six for this Saturday just about close out my wildflowers. I'm just waiting for the Carolina lilies to bloom; mountain mint will come later in the summer. But let me get started. 1. Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) self-seeds. I never quite know where it is gong to appear, but I always just let it …
Whether because of the generous rain this spring or the increase in sunlight due the loss of some trees over the past couple of years from drought, straight-line winds, and judicious thinning, I've enjoyed more wildflowers in the wooded lot than ever before--in number and variety. So, I still have some natives for this Saturday's …
The Six on Saturday gardeners were so welcoming of my first post last week, I decided to go again. Besides, I have a few favorite things, and one surprising one, to pass along. Before starting, though, I want to remind my After Eden followers that they, too, can join in by following the directions posted …
With this post I'm joining a host of gardeners who post six things going on in their gardens on Saturdays. The point is just that, to comment and provide photos on six things, usually plants, but not necessarily so, for as The Propagator and originator of the meme states, these things "could be anything. A …
I had been writing the next post for After Eden in my head for days—all while working at the lake, mulching leaves, cutting back energetic and wayward ivy, burning fallen debris, and just generally tidying things up. Then I realized that the next post was not in my head but at my feet. Various …
