We've finally had several days of seasonal afternoon temperatures and sun--offering the opportunity for some major clean-up. That is what four of my six for today are about. 1. The first has to do with eliminating as many greenbriar vines as I could in the wooded part of the garden. The weather was warm and …
1. Today's six will be quick and simple--just enough to prove that something is going on in the garden in spite of the schizophrenic weather we have been having in Alabama. One plant that can be counted on regardless of temperature shifts, however, is the hellebore pictured below and in the featured photo. I can't …
Color and texture are the threads that hold my six together this Saturday. It's fall so you'd expect that color to be dominated by yellow, orange, and red. But I've got a little purple to add as well. Before I get to the photos, though, I have an aside--fall versus autumn. According to Merriam-Webster, both …
I returned to the lake after being away two weeks and found wet leaves, leaves, and leaves. And there are many more to fall. The featured photo and the one below were taken after I had already cleared the driveway (car smashed wet leaves on concrete are a double, staining mess). Unfortunately, it has not …
It has been two months since I've written a Six on Saturday post, although there have been several Wordless Wednesday photos. My schedule, the weather, and the garden just did not seem conducive to a longer post. In the meantime, I hope readers have been going to the site of The Propagator to view his …
My garden is essentially green these days, except for a few spots of color from some very worn black-eyed Susans and yellow rosin weed flowers, and from my favorite wildflower, excepting those black-eyed Susans--the Carolina lily (Lilium michauxii) pictured in the featured image. I remember that when I first saw this graceful, colorful flower I …
1. I have to begin my six on Saturday today with Blackeyed Susans because I consider them a namesake, and they bloom at the time of my birthday in mid June. (For those reading After Eden in email, I remind you to click on the blue post title and view it in your browser to …
1. My offerings today are neither unusual nor terribly enlightening, but they do represent what is going on in the garden right now. Unfortunately, I missed posting photos of most of my irises and various native wildflowers while I was working on some other projects for the past few weeks. But as the featured image …
Things are finally beginning to get colorful, although the weather remains erratic, going from 80 degrees Fahrenheit at the beginning of the week to 65 today. But, no tornadoes this week, so no complaints from me. The featured photo keys my first entry this week, a bed of brown bearded irises that went from one …
This week's six are all flowering plants that just come up where they will among the leaves and in the so-called lawn. The only credit I can take for them is that I don't cut them down with the lawn tractor or the edger. But for the most part, they are bright-faced little plants and …
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