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 …
six on Saturday, 8 February 2020
It has been raining off and on almost all week in Alabama. Throughout the state and the Southeast Wednesday and Thursday, there was destruction and death caused by strong thunderstorms, winds, and tornadoes. Personally, I was spared and am thankful for that. Most of my six offerings this week are related to that rain, though. …
six on Saturday, 1 February 2020
Alabama has entered a predicated climate pattern of wet winters and springs, and dry late summers. Temperatures are also fluctuating widely. Whether due to those factors or Nature's whimsy, there has been little progress in flowering since my last post two weeks ago. Before I get to what I do have to share, though, I'll …
six on Saturday, 11 January 2020
After an extended holiday break of two months, it’s good to return to After Eden by starting 2020 out with a “six on Saturday” entry. As far as the garden goes, I’ve spent most of the intervening time working with leaves, or more accurately against leaves, mulching many for use in the shade beds in …
six on Saturday, 9 November 2019
After a very dry late summer, recent fall rains have revived many of the shrubs in the garden, but I have very few fall blooming flowers--and those that are blooming are ragged at best. In fact, most of the shrubs and trees turned drought-brown before taking on any fall color; however, I do have a …
six on Saturday, 28 September 2019
My six plants for today include some purple blooms, some fuzzy seeds, and discouraging visual evidence of our current Alabama drought and unseasonably high temperatures. But before the disheartening image of a dehydrated and stressed hydrangea, let me remind others that they can see photos of gardens in other climates, in fact in other seasons, …
six on Saturday, 7 September 2019
1. The record for this Saturday pretty much picks up where my post ended two weeks ago with Japanese Anemone--only now, the buds have turned to blooms. Today, they are living up to one of their common names, windflowers, as they sway quite gracefully on their very long stalks in a gentle breeze. The Anemone …
six on Saturday, 24 August 2019
It has been a few weeks since I've published a Six on Saturday post, but I've been following several other global gardeners and the meme site initiated by The Propagator. I hope that some of my readers have done the same. I do have, though, six things to pass along for this next-to-last Saturday in …
six on Saturday, 20 July 2019
This week's six are somewhat of an update on last week's post about garden visitors. Readers can see what is going on around the globe by visiting the site of The Propagator, the originator of Six on Saturday, and following links in the comments. Doing so is well worth some time. 1. Last Saturday I mentioned …
six on Saturday, 13 July 2019
This Saturday I'm focusing on garden visitors--all uninvited--but not all unwelcome. 1. Cicada, or hot bugs as my grandmother called them, have always been synonymous with summer for me. There are about 25 varieties of cicada in Alabama, but there are many more world-wide. Just within the past two weeks I've noticed the telltale small holes …