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 …
My last Six on Saturday post, which was at the close of May, complained of rain, mud, and mosquitoes. This one complains of a recent lack of rain, brick-hard soil, and mosquitoes---and heat and humidity. This past week the air temperature has been easily int the 90s Fahrenheit, with heat indexes above 100 degrees. The …
It looks like another post of essentially plant and pot pictures with little about projects this week, but I think I have an interesting place to begin. It's a record of something I've not seen before: 1. Sempervivum, or Hens and Chicks, blooming. The feature image shows some buds in bloom. The two images below …
A couple of weeks ago I posted some photos of wildflowers blooming in the garden and noted that others were on their way. Today's short post contains some of those others. For participation guidelines for joining this Saturday sharing of six things going on in our gardens, see Jim Stephens’ Garden Ruminations, the gathering point …
Today's six come from a drought plagued and slightly neglected garden. I don't have an irrigation system, other than a link-several-hoses-together and drag them up the hill system. So, anything that is not close to the house has to be self-sufficient. Here, then are a few natives that had the fortitude to hang on and …
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