A lot of heavy rain the last few days, and many of my neighbors are struggling with flooded basements right now — sympathies! We’ve had some leakages; we’re going to need a new roof in not too many years, I think, but so far, have mostly survived okay. The extended gutter spouts we put in […]
I had a rough time sleeping last night (I have restless leg syndrome, and mostly it’s fine, but every once in a while it acts up, and last night was bad — usually a hot bath takes care of it, but it’s hard dragging your sleepy self from bed to bath, so I try to
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First centaurea montana. I’m awfully fond of this spidery flower, happy to see them return.
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This really is a nice tulip combo, one recommended by the grower. “White Triumphator” + “Black Hero” — and hey, the names also go together. Like serene survivors of a great battle.
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Silly rose — you are blooming too soon. A new rose in the garden this year, Munstead Wood, and the nursery cleary hurried them along a bit.
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Native cranesbill wild geranium. I have one glorious clump of this in the backyard — I’m hoping I can divide it and plant a few of them in the front garden? I’m trying to plant more natives in the front parkway strip, to showcase a little of how you can design incorporating natives.
