Life In The Slow Lane
Posted in Gardening, Photography on Dec 14th, 2009
I know a lot of people regard poinsettias as the quintessential Christmas plant, but for me it’s the amaryllis. I remember growing them years ago, when there were only a few varieties to choose from. They were often just sold by color, with red being a common favorite. These days there are probably hundreds to [...]
Posted in Photography on Dec 7th, 2009
I took these photos of Orange Jewelweed on a fall trip to Brown County (Indiana) State Park. My wife and I went on a guided wildflower walk there, led by a park naturalist. It was a wonderful and very informative two hour walk that opened our eyes to the many native wildflowers in our own [...]
Posted in Gardening on Nov 29th, 2009
Frost has finally nipped the peppers and eggplants in our vegetable garden. I harvested the last peppers this week just before Thanksgiving, while the eggplants stopped producing several weeks ago. We are having some Giant Marconi and Yummy peppers on our salads today for lunch. The ample rains this year have been kind to the many [...]
Posted in Gardening on Nov 22nd, 2009
Much has been written about the current plight of the honeybees. Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) as well as various insect and disease problems have caused an estimated one third of the nation’s honeybee colonies to disappear. Theories abound as to what’s causing the problem, including the increasing use of insecticides and herbicides, electromagnetic radiation from communication towers, [...]
Posted in Gardening, Photography on Nov 16th, 2009
After reading the great photography write up Composing With Color by Saxon Holt over at Gardening Gone Wild, I was inspired by the scene right out my home office window. The few red leaves of Euonymus alatus left hanging on the shrub were the only bright spots I could see on a drab and cloudy day. [...]
Posted in Gardening on Oct 30th, 2009
Last year I started what was intended to be a butterfly garden, but which has since morphed into the Wild Garden. Oh, it still attracts lots of butterflies. But shortly after planting it I discovered it attracted much more. The bees arrived long before the butterflies found it. They loved the catmint blossoms, which happened to [...]
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