Last weekend, we received an inch of much needed rain and the temperature became much cooler. However, this weekend, the highs are supposed to be in the 80’s once again. This is the time of year that Autumn is trying to push its way in, but summer is holding on strong. I’m hoping to be ...
Read More | Perennials ForeverOctober 2, 2017: I can count on my New England aster to stand strong through the early fall days as the seasons change. Yesterday, the heat broke and with it, the humidity. My mom used to say that Spring and Fall were the only reasons to live in Southern Indiana, but they only lasted two days ...
Read More | Perennials ForeverGo figure! It sounds like something my little brother would have called me, back in the day! However, it’s a plant’s name, not an insult. The scientific name is “Chelone obliqua”, but the common name is “turtlehead”. Someone must have had a great imagination! I’ve also seen it called “twisted shell flower” by the Royal ...
Read More | Perennials ForeverIn October, 9 years ago, we moved in to our new house. The house may have been ready, but the “yard” was a mud pit – no grass, no flower beds, nothing but red clay mud. You literally could not get off the sidewalk without sinking up past your ankles in the muck – or ...
Read More | Perennials ForeverEvery once in a while, in the garden, I feel a blessing and witness a miracle. So it was a few weeks ago when I found a Monarch butterfly caterpillar feeding on milkweed plants. I hadn’t found any caterpillars last year and had just about given up on finding any this year. I felt like ...
Read More | Perennials ForeverNekkid Ladies At least, that’s what we called them in southern Illinois, where I grew up. Lycoris squamigera, also known as “surprise lilies”, “magic lilies”, and “resurrection lilies”. They are related to amaryllis plants, but whatever you call them, they have to be one of the toughest, hardiest and most interesting plants in my garden. ...
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