the garden

August 31st

There are stars in the garden

July 1st

i let the miniature constellations
of allium seed heads remain as long as they will

June 15th

There are stars in the garden
and they will soon morph into
blossoms

January 17th a bit later

They say that more snow is on the way
in the meantime
the remnants of a few of last summer's purple coneflowers
are on stage in their tutus and fancy head dress

One of the stars carries her winter bouquet

Just a few feet away:

The thymes must have very warm hearts
they burn through the snow faster than most of the perennials in the garden
and i wish i knew the specific name for this one
it's winter foliage is like no other i've ever had.
i would bring more into the garden and lay a wider carpet

i will have to use my best sleuthing skills come spring and summer

July 8th

It is the height of the coneflower season
with all stages of the flowers on display
click on any image to see a larger version

June 30th

"Miss Willmott's Ghost"

i know some of you have not heard the folklore
so here 'tis
about the famous English gardener
(she had several plants named after her)
who loved this plant and carried seeds with her
slying dropping them in gardens she visited.
a year or two later
when the seeds grew and flowered
people would say
"Ah, Miss Willmott was here."

June 6th

one has to be in the right place at the
right moment to catch these tiny
members of the iris family.
in the wild, "blue-eyed grass" opens for
a brief time during the sunny part of a
day and repeats the display off and on
for many weeks throughout the summer.
cultivated varieties have larger flowers
that stay open longer.

i want to stick around and say more
but, gratefully, there is lightning and
thunder on the horizon. crossing my
fingers that we get a good rain.