Category: Seasonal Plantings

Seasonal Plantings

The Calendar Of Greenery

My garden is, from a distance, mostly green. But at a certain time in the spring, in one spot, small bright flowers grow. Native geraniums

Seasonal Plantings

Happy 4th Of July!

I love the 4th of July. My patriotism unfurls, no politics in sight. So let’s hear it for the red. The white. and the blue.

Seasonal Plantings

In Which Unexpected Helpers Volunteer

Right about now, we could all use an unexpected helper. This coleus, in situ on my front porch since September, has appreciated neither winter nor

Seasonal Plantings

How Suburban Prisoners Do Fashion Week

It’s Labor Day in the United States. But it’s also Fashion Week. I change the flowers on my front porch, for holidays. This year it

Gardening

Happy 4th of July

It’s the 4th of July, and the United States of America celebrates its national holiday. This morning, tea in a travel mug, I planted our

Labor Day Planting In the USA

Rudbeckia, coryx, coleus, alyssum Here’s to the work ethic. And days off. Hope everyone, American or not, has had a wonderful weekend. Previously: 4th of