FOTD – June 21 – Summer Garden I always look forward to this time of year. It’s when the daylilies and roses bloom. Somehow, the daylilies have managed to bloom despite the invasion of Bittersweet, an Asian climber that has gone… Read More ›
Flower of the day
BLOSSOMING CATALPA
FOTD – June 18 – Blossoming Catalpa Trees We have one big Catalpa left. The other two blew down during storms. There are a bunch of babies along the driveway and probably some babies along the edge of the woods,… Read More ›
THE UGLY GARDEN
FOTD – June 18 – The Ugly Garden Terrible things happened to our front garden this year. It has always been messy but this year, it has gone beyond messy into downright ugly. Binding, strangling vines are everywhere and things are… Read More ›
LAST OF THE RED ORCHIDS AND OTHER INDOOR FLOWERS
FOTD – June 16 – THE INDOOR GARDEN It’s the end of the red-hearted orchids. They’ve been in bloom since early March, so I guess it’s time for them to sleep. The yellow orchids are still fine, but the painted… Read More ›
RHODODENDRONS OUT OF SEASON
FOTD – June 15 – RHODODENDRONS I keep opening cameras and taking out cards, discovering hundreds of pictures I’ve forgotten to download. Today I downloaded almost three hundred pictures from early June that I forgot I’d taken with a bunch from… Read More ›
ORCHIDS AT THEIR PEAK
FOTD – June 12 – Orchids My red orchids are beginning to die off, one by one, but the yellow ones are still perfect. I took some pictures. I can’t imagine a more lovely set of orchids.
FIRST FLOWERS ON LAST YEAR’S FUCHSIA
FOTD – June 11 – FUCHSIA ON LAST SUMMER’S PLANT At the end of last summer, I was ready to dispose of my fuchsia. I always hate doing it because they are such lovely plants and I love growing them. This… Read More ›
WILDFLOWERS IN A FIELD
FOTD – June 10 – Wildflowers in a field next to my doctor’s office The whole breathing thing or lack thereof is getting to me, so today was “annual visit to the doctor” day. He listened to my chest, couldn’t hear… Read More ›
FOTD – CYCLAMEN
FOTD – June 6 – Cyclamen Yesterday afternoon, in the middle of getting our deck (finally) repaired, Garry said he had an important errand that could not wait. And off he went. It turned out the important errand was buying… Read More ›
FOTD – A PERFECTLY NEW ORCHID
FOTD – June 6 – The Newest Orchid Yesterday afternoon, in the middle of getting our deck (finally) repaired, Garry said he had an important errand that could not wait. And off he went. It turned out the important errand… Read More ›
GREEN LEAVES, TALL WEEDS, AND THE BLACKSTONE – By GARRY ARMSTRONG
FOTD – June 5 – Green, green, green We went out today. Down to the Blackstone in Rhode Island. We hadn’t been there in more than a year. it was not a really thrilling photographic experience, but I did manage to… Read More ›
PRETTY IN PINK – COLUMBINE
FOTD – June 2 – COLUMBINE, PRETTY IN PINK The columbine are at their peak. This is their last week and they are in full bloom throughout the garden. By next week, they will be mostly seeds. Maybe some of the… Read More ›
