20 Thursday Jun 2013
Posted in Flowers, Foliage, Food, Fun in the Garden, Growing, Inspriation, Nature
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bean stalk, chicory flower, curves, Gardening, garlic, garlic scapes, nature, petals, plants, poppies, seedpod, shapes
The sinuous curl of a garlic scape
The roll of pollen laden stamens in a chicory flower
The twist of a bean stalk reaching for the sky
The recurving petals of lilium citronella
The soft wave of a poppy’s petal and oval of a honeybee’s body. The roundness of a seedpod and its spoked top
The rolling, cradle of leaves that surround and protect a cauliflower
09 Wednesday Nov 2011
FALL PRESENTS US WITH A CAVALCADE OF COLOR. Green gradually gives way to red, yellow, orange, and brown. Leaves pile up below trees and litter the sidewalks, crackling underfoot. Yellows are luminous, reds and oranges intense and deep.
28 Thursday Apr 2011
Posted in Foliage, Grasses, Ornamentals
ARE THEY LEAVES OR BLADES? Carex siderosticha variegaeta looks like a leafy ornamental but is in the grass/sedge family. This one came from Heronswood about six years ago. It grows to about 8-10 inches tall and a spread of about 12-18 inches. It forms a tidy clump, is easily divided and makes a nice ground cover in shade or sun. It goes semi-dormant here over the winter and is quick to green up as winter fades. More information about the these sedges can be found here.
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