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Found the most adorable #fuchsia - Fuchsia ’Katjan’. The flowers are tiny, compared to another smallish fuchsia flower like ’Dying Embers’ in the second picture. Kind of tempted to plant the two together. If not familiar with that one, swipe again to see how it stacks up against a penny. Small and littered with flowers. I’m guessing the hummingbirds will approve. 😃👍Joining in the celebration of @thedangergarden ’s brainchild; #nationalagaveday which - quite logically - precedes #nationaltequiladay which is tomorrow. The first two shots are from a neighbor’s southfacing front yard. The last one is from the last time I saw mine, located in as bright spot as I can offer in my nortfacing front yard. It succumbed to the ice we had in mid-February. I should have known better, and that’s all I’m going to say about it. (Damn…)I came upon several decent-sized #cornusalternifolia at work. They are all leftovers from a job and up for grabs. Gosh, I wish I had room. They are gorgeous trees! After flowering, they produce berries which are popular with birds - those are what you see here. Maybe I can talk my neigbors into planting one…?Is it just me, or does it get darker sooner way quicker after the summer solstice, than it progressively gets lighter in spring? It just feels like it gets dark awfully quick these days…Not as impressive as last year, but in in addition to weeks of wildfire smoke, snow, ice, and most recently nearly cooked, it also got eaten by something when it first started out this spring. I’m so glad it decided to try one more time. Grateful for the few flowers I have!It’s the time of the Big Leaves. #saurumatumvenosum and #arisaemafargesii
Tag Archives: edible
Sage – a plant for Salvation
Lamiaceae, or the Mint family, contains the majority of the species we usually consider culinary plants, and include in our kitchen gardens. An older name for this group was ‘Labiatae’ which referred to how its petals were usually fused together … Continue reading
Posted in Cool plants, Food and Drink Recipes, Health and Safety
Tagged edible, flowers, folklore, Four Thieves Vinegar, life elixir, Plants, recipe, Sage, Saint Germain, Salvia, soup
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The magical mystery rose…
There is a rose growing in my garden. It is a climber, and it reaches far above our gutters. Judging from how large its root is, It was probably planted when the house was new. Unfortunately, the people who planted … Continue reading
Posted in Cool plants, Gardening and Landscaping
Tagged climber, edible, fragrant, re-blooming, red, rose, tall, thorny
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