European mountain ash, Sorbus acuparia |
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Friend or Foe?
fox squirrel enjoying my Fraxinus americana 'Autumn Purple' |
Are squirrels a part of your garden's ecosystem? Do you consider them friends or foes?
ETA: Thanks to Connie who correctly identified this squirrel species!
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Flattened
Remember this?
The lovely 'Autumn Joy' sedums that I photographed just a few weeks ago now look like this:
They had not had enough time to dry out and harden off before we were hit with a couple of heavy snows. Some years they will stay perfectly upright and the flower heads will dry to a rich, brick red, adding texture and color to the winter landscape.
This year it was just not meant to be!
The lovely 'Autumn Joy' sedums that I photographed just a few weeks ago now look like this:
They had not had enough time to dry out and harden off before we were hit with a couple of heavy snows. Some years they will stay perfectly upright and the flower heads will dry to a rich, brick red, adding texture and color to the winter landscape.
This year it was just not meant to be!
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Monday, November 07, 2011
On the Street . . . Lincoln St, Denver, Colorado
Design fail!
Wouldn't this planting strip be so much MORE if it were filled with billowing ornamental grasses, colorful perennials, and texture-full shrubs?
They managed to get it right on the other side of the walkway, so what went wrong here?
A wasted opportunity is now a waste of resources, too.
this "lawn" is about two feet wide |
They managed to get it right on the other side of the walkway, so what went wrong here?
A wasted opportunity is now a waste of resources, too.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
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