Penstemons are among my favorite flowers, both in the wild and garden. But even though they're an exceptionally hardy plant that does dandy without any fussing in the wild, domesticated varieties can have more disease issues. Here are a few things to watch when growing penstemon in the garden. Here in Montana, many blue-ish and ...
Read More | Pest PatrolOh, how I love spring. Penstemon (also known as beardtongue) are among my favor plants blooming now, in mid May. Hummingbirds and bumblebees love penstemon because they put up tall flower spikes with tubular flowers designed to attract them. A western plant, with cultivars suitable for the east Penstemon is a large genus with over ...
Read More | Wildlife Gardening JournalToday’s blog is going ramble a bit, with the theme, “What is in my yard today?” I’ll follow up on a few previous blogs, and I’ll take you on a tour of weeds, wildflowers, butterflies, and a few random other things I captured with my camera as I wandered my property this afternoon. While it ...
Read More | Wildlife Gardening JournalI’m way late pruning my apple trees this year, but who can blame me? We’ve had snow on the ground pretty much since Halloween, and really didn’t have much for the Chinooks, the “snow-eaters” that melt the snow and give us a reprieve during the winter. When they make life bearable, I think is the ...
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