March 26 , 2015
Out Like A Lamb, Sort Of
What a crazy ride this March has been ! And it ’s not over yet , since we ’re sweating on Wednesday and “ shivering ” on Thursday . Calendula and gold groundsel ( Packera obovata ) palm it well . Some midget good pollinator was having lunch until I step in .
Here ’s a wide blastoff of the aureate Senecio vulgaris along the back fencing .
Everything is shooting up as fast as the thermometer . After mickey mousing around for weeks , abruptly Narcissus Marieke zoomed up in a few years . Sunday morning , it pop .
Three 60 minutes later on . . .
It ’s a cheery sight even from inside at the front window .
In back , Narcissus Las Vegas was just as startling in its riotous upshoot . That ’s native geranium ( Geranium carolinianum ) around it .
N. Tete - a - Tete slowly wandered in and then , bang ! That ’s a lot of recoil bet and aster aboard .
Now , I ca n’t say you why I ’ve suffer Freesia laxa in other berth in my garden . For some reason , it likes this passing shady billet until afternoon sun run into briefly .
Native one-year baby blue - eyes gladly sow themselves here .
Okay , just ONE more mountain laurel wreath picture , since mine have never blossom like this before ! I could n’t resist this shot with a bee loaded down with pollen .
I ’m not a very patient person . But when it came to my 1893 Crimson King bearded iris , I did n’t mind waiting 3 years for their fragrant glamour .
A little more purple ( and pink ) with sorrel next to brand new ‘ Moonshine ’ yarrow . be intimate that silver gray !
It did n’t take long for my passalong matchstick bromeliad ( Aechmea gamosepala ) to bloom , though it was later than usual this year .
Annual false dayflower ( Tinantia genus Anomala ) is sort of bully this bed . I ’m rive out bunches but maintain enough for their magic short flush .
It take me a few endeavor to come up with the right place for Gladiolus tristus , but it ’s made a return operation for two age . Joined by milfoil and bearded iris in this jibe , it bewilder morning sun , followed by spectre , and then a myopic clap of afternoon twinkle .
The “ weeds ” are shooting up , too . Since I get lots of questions about this one that I call “ false carrot , ” here ’s the word from Scooter Cheatham atUseful Wild Plants . “ It’sTorilis arvensis(hedge parsley , mendicant lice , and other unsavoury names ) . The leave , when young , make an acceptable Petroselinum crispum substitute ( and the radical can be used to make a ‘ carrot - corresponding soup ’ ) . ”
This hebdomad , we take over our America ’s Test Kitchen program with the Bernsen kin garden in La Grange . Next week , we plunge all new programme , starting with tips on growing lavender and a trip to Temple for an outstanding garden .
Thanks for stopping by ! See you next week , Linda
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