Salal Reflections
Can you imagine a plant like this one? Light requirements: sun, part shade, shade. Soil Moisture: dry, moist, wet. Evergreen shrub. What else could anyone want? Except, of course, it’s tenacity and motto ‘I’m not going anywhere!’ If every plant grew in any conditions, gardening would suddenly become very boring. We need to do our detective work. We need to solve this logic puzzle of … Continue reading Salal Reflections
10 Things to Wipe Your Butt With in the Woods
Originally posted on Thrive Outdoors Culture Journal:
UPDATE: MARCH 2020… In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve begun to see how misinformation and media hype can cause unnecessary panic… e.g. Stores are completely sold out of toilet paper! Photo credit: Sam Finney. From krcw.com. So, to ensure we don’t take ourselves too seriously, please consider the following 10 options if you missed out on… Continue reading 10 Things to Wipe Your Butt With in the Woods
Frosted Curls Sedge
This grass is clumpy cool. Cool because this picture was taken on a frosty, frozen morning. Clumpy because it’s not bumpy, just smooth and clumpy. Any plant that looks this good in December is on my list. My good plant list. The happy list. (Are you curious about my bad plant list? Here’s a teaser….Photinia…I scowl at you every time we meet!) Carex comans or … Continue reading Frosted Curls Sedge
What is it? I Need to Know!
This plant is tempting me. It’s a photo from Mike in New Zealand and it looks awfully familiar. I can’t quite place it, although Gaura comes to mind. It’s hard to be sure without a close-up. Who knows? Can anyone name this plant or make a guess? Continue reading What is it? I Need to Know!
Ice Storm
Our power finally came on after 15 hours. This week has been beautiful, wintry and white. But then the power went out today and the party came to a rapid close. No more hot chocolate! No baking! No blogging! Snow was predicted this week, but not this ice storm. We were supposed to wake up to the sound of dripping, melting snow. Instead, it was pelting … Continue reading Ice Storm
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