Friday, September 25, 2020
Friday, August 14, 2020
Monarch Release
This is the first of the monarchs that eclosed and was released from the ones I'm raising. He's a beauty!
Sunday, August 2, 2020
"The corn is as high as an elephant's eye ...
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| Marketmore Cucumbers |
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| Roma Tomatoes |
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| Tomatoes -- Roma and Early Girl |
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| Lady Bell Green Peppers |
...and it looks like it's climbing clear up to the sky."
Friday, July 31, 2020
Update on the Path
I've added a few updated photos of the Perennial Path. This has been a good year. The path was widened in a few areas, making it a little more interesting.
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| Climbing Honeysuckle winding around the birdhouse |
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| Butterfly Bush |
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| Daylily |
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| Daylily |
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| Daylily |
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| Coneflowers |
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| Blackeyed Susan |
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Perennial Path Lighting
We've added path lighting to the Perennial Path this year. Five lights illuminate the walkway. Chunky mulch has also been added. This photo shows the entrance to the path and different areas within it.
Parsley Sage Rosemary Thyme .....
The herb garden on the patio near the kitchen door is happy in the rolling planter.
Herbs include parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, basil, and oregano, with spearmint growing along the foundation at the left. There's big pot of rosemary that I've brought into the house to winter over for the last few years. The bay laurel was cut back and has little sprouts. They're at the front of the planter in the photo. One of the pots on the chair is a selection of leaf lettuce plants that's still producing. Lantana is in the other pot on the chair and hanging from the butterfly shepherd's hook.
Sunday, May 3, 2020
The Orioles Have Arrived!
The oriole feeder was hung just in time -- 2 days ago -- and we saw two, a male and female, at the feeder today.
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| First sighting of male oriole 5/3/20 |
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Friday, May 1, 2020
Baltimore Oriole Feeder
Each year Baltimore Orioles visit our yard in the beginning of May. Last year it was May 2nd, so I make sure to have their feeder ready at this time. Below is the feeder I put on our garden shepherd's hook. The base is filled with nectar (1 part sugar to 4 parts water) and the top has oranges and grape jelly.
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
A Trip to the Garden Center
After ordering online, I made a trip to the garden center curbside pickup, mask and gloves in place, to get my leaf lettuce bowl and a few herbs. It's not the same as spending an hour perusing all the plants and carefully choosing exactly what I want, but it's better than nothing! : )
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| A variety of leaf lettuce (Alfresco Mix). I'll probably plant each individual lettuce plant in the vegetable garden. |
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| Lavender |
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| Sweet Basil |
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| Oregano |
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