FOTD – January 28 – Columbine When we first moved here, we planted a couple of columbine. Unlike most of our flowers, these have multiplied and fill the garden in May. All of ours are “hot pink” or something close… Read More ›
Flower of the day
TWO LIPS
FOTD – January 9 – Tulip As one of the very few flowers of which I have a reasonable number of pictures, this is always a good pick for me. I think the skunks at the bulbs because we always had… Read More ›
FLOWERS AS WE WAIT FOR THE WORLD TO EXPLODE
FOTD – January 6 – As we wait for the world to explode Waiting for the election results in Georgia and waiting for Congress to explode tomorrow as Pence has to announce Biden as president. They’ve called the National Guard… Read More ›
IRIS IN THE SPRING
FOTD – January 4 – Iris Field Ah, a flower to which I can personally relate!
COLUMBINE, THE COLOR OF SPRING
FOTD – January 3 – Columbine I may not have Dahlias, but we have Columbine. I planted a couple of these when the garden was new and it has spread and become one of my strongest flowers. I love the… Read More ›
FUCHSIA
FOTD – January 2 – Fuchsia I was following along with Cee, mirroring whatever flower she was showing with something similar. But alas, I have never grown a dahlia and probably never will. My garden and I are just not getting… Read More ›
RHODODENDRONS AND HAPPY 2021!
FOTD – January 1 – Rhododendron This year, we had a lot of Rhododendrons. Usually we just have a few, but this year our bush really took off and bloomed!
DAFFODOWNDILLIES – FOTD
FOTD – December 30 – Daffodils Right now, thinking about spring is a happy thought. I’m not in the best of all possible mental frameworks. The odds of my getting a vaccination anytime soon are almost nil. Massachusetts doesn’t have any… Read More ›
FOTD – DANDY LIONS
FOTD – December 28 – Dandelion Dandelions, the flower ever suburban homeowner is trying to eradicate. I have a secret fondness for dandelions. They were the first flowers I ever met “in the wild.” I learned to make necklaces from dandelions…. Read More ›
THE FUCHSIA BLOOMED ON CHRISTMAS DAY
FOTD – December 27 – Christmas-Blooming Fuchsia Owen decided it would be a pity to let the fuchsia die as the seasons advanced. I’d never been able to get a fuchsia to survive the winter in the house, but he… Read More ›
FOTD: A GALLERY OF IRIS AND OTHER SPRING FLOWERS
FOTD – December 26 – Bearded Iris With Other Spring Flowers It seems a long time ago, but we used to grow irises. When the garden was young — and I was younger — we had all kinds of flowers…. Read More ›
#FOTD – HOLIDAY FLOWERS
FOTD – December 23 – HOLIDAY FLOWERS Christmas cactus and Poinsettias are the ones I seem to collect annually.
