Garden Alphabet: Marigold (Calendula officinalis)
Garden Alphabet: Marigold (Calendula officinalis) Behold the modest Marigold. I see them everywhere and I am sure you do, too. Still, they do bring a certain kind of exuberance to Continue Reading
Garden Alphabet: Tomato
Garden Alphabet: Tomato During a recent neighborhood block party, these tomatoes were on-display for produce swapping. I understand they were scooped up quite quickly. No surprise there. (LAUGH) Tomato “The tomato is Continue Reading
Garden Alphabet: Dahlia
Garden Alphabet: Dahlia I wish this Dahlia was in my own garden, but I spotted 2 similar plants in my neighborhood walk the other night. They are quite showy and Continue Reading
Garden Alphabet: Clematis
Garden Alphabet: Clematis Clematis seemed to be blooming everywhere on our recent visit back to our home state of Ohio. They were very popular wrapped around porches, mailboxes and almost Continue Reading
Garden Alphabet: Hibiscus (Malvaceae)
Garden Alphabet: Hibiscus (Malvaceae) I have some lovely yellow hibiscus here in the garden, but this example from a neighbor’s garden caught my eye. The dark red in the center, fading Continue Reading
Garden Alphabet: Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota)
Garden Alphabet: Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota) While most often classified as a weed, there is something about Queen Anne’s Lace that calls out to most people. A weed indeed, but Continue Reading
Garden Alphabet: Kousa Dogwood (Cornus kousa)
Garden Alphabet: Kousa Dogwood (Cornus kousa) A lovely specimen of Kousa Dogwood found on the grounds of Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio. Oberlin was founded in 1837 and is renowned as Continue Reading
Garden Alphabet: Polygonatum (Solomon’s Seal)
Garden Alphabet: Polygonatum (Solomon’s Seal) A lovely specimen from my sisters garden. Plants like this show how you don’t need showy flowers to make for a very beautiful plant. I Continue Reading
Garden Alphabet: Rudbeckia
Garden Alphabet: Rudbeckia I always love the exhurbence of Rudbeckia or “black-eyed susan” as they are commonly called. They seem to explode with joy and color and always turn their Continue Reading
Garden Alphabet: Banana
Garden Alphabet: Banana I only wish I were able to grow bananas like this, but this pictures was taken in the backyard of a house my friend was renting in Continue Reading