Pictures taken by me, of my yard, just as a reminder of what happens when nobody sends me photos for Sunday morning… So: What’s going on in your gardens, this week? Our front yard, where the grass desperately needs mowing. It’s too early in the summer for the daylilies to be so exuberant… … since …
Garden Chats
Sunday Garden Chat: First Fruits
From faithful correspondent Marvel: We’re eating stuff from the garden and loving it. Here in the Willamette Valley, it’s not quite warmed up to Summer temperatures yet, but with our mild Spring, we’re enjoying lots of cool-weather veggies from the garden, especially lettuces, spinach, kale, chard and shelling peas. That said: we’re making progress with …
Sunday Morning Garden Chat: Summer Solstice
“Solstice Artichoke”, by loyal commentor Raven. And from commentor Kathi C: About the only thing that beats picking your own veggies from the yard is the opportunity to prove to the 5 year old grandson that there’s something he likes under those “weeds” (as he’s been calling them). The carrots needed to be thinned and …
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Sunday Morning Garden Chat: “GadZukes!”
From faithful commentor Marvel: And so it begins…. They look so peaceful when they’re young — what could possibly go wrong? *********** One of the local restaurants has started offering a “grilled bruschetta” made with zucchini slices & a sliver of prosciutto standing in for the local tomatoes that aren’t yet available. Darn tasty! On …
Sunday Morning Garden Chat: Color Shift
More NJ pics, from commntor Bob H. Here north of Boston, the roses that survive my neglect — Zepherine Drouhan, Don Juan, Jeanne LaJoie — are in glorious bloom, supplemented by a variety of pink-purple-magenta geraniums, including a lovely airy fern-leaved volunteer that pops up wherever the ground’s disturbed. This is the seasonal transition between …
Wednesday Garden Chat: Hope Springs
From loyal commentor Marvel: Last year I ended up planting three successive generations of corn — the first two flights were sown during warm spells, only to rot in place when subsequent Spring days turned cold (corn seeds need very warm soil to germinate — sissies one and all). This year I started the corn …
Sunday Garden Chat: Mystery Tree Bleg
From commentor Bob H: Attached are some pictures from my NJ backyard… Lots of hostas, phlox, goldflame spirea… I was wondering if you or the commentators can identify a new tree that has arisen where a massive, lightning-killed oak used to be. It is probably obvious, but I just can’t find the name anywhere: *********** …