Garden Phlox
I may have stopped writing to take a FEW pictures. I think this is a Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, on native phlox paniculata, aka garden phlox.
Serendib Garden
Butterfly!
Butterfly! Flutterby! With phlox, cardinal flower, hollyhock, hydrangea, gooseneck loosestrife.
A Distracting Hummingbird
I am giving myself bonus points for finishing the chapter revisions today with a very distracting HUMMINGBIRD visiting my garden. Failed to take photos so far, but that’s okay. It likes the butterfly bush, and the phlox, and maybe even the roses? HUMMINGBIRD!!!
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Cypress Spurge?
Hm. Seek thinks this is cypress spurge, but I’m pretty sure this is a native I bought through West Cook Wild Ones, and cypress spurge is European. Anyone know what native to Illinois it might be?
Grow, Little Plant
Seek tells me that this is Hubei anemone (Japanese anemone), which is possible? It’s right next to the rose mallow, and looked similar enough that for a little while, I though it was the same plant, but now I can see differences. If so, I’ll be happy — I’ve tried to plant Japanese anemone at
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Write a Little, Garden a Little
After sleeping properly, I even had the energy to do a little weeding and spreading of mulch between writing scenes this morning, which is really my favorite way to write. Write a little, garden a little, repeat endlessly. I think this is one of the natives I planted, though am not positive of the name.
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Yesterday was Rotten
Honestly, yesterday was rotten — just queasy and exhausted from noon on, after a night of not sleeping. I don’t even really know why I didn’t sleep — I stayed up a little later than I should, a little fretful about behind behind on work, and I missed my window. These days, if I don’t
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Princess Alexandra of Kent
“Princess Alexandra of Kent,” a David Austin rose. My dad sent me a David Austin rose book for my birthday; I guess I mention them a lot. They are really lovely, and smell so good! Thanks, Daddy!
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Slow Evolution of Garden Design
Slow evolution of garden design. Yesterday, we finally planted something flowering where it could be reflected in this mirror, which is tucked in a dark corner under a tree. That was the plan all along, but it took me a while! Dwarf coneflower.
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