A May Garden Tour
I photographed a few of the flowering plants in the garden in mid-late May. Click an image for a larger view and a caption.
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Through the April Garden
From time to time, we will walk the home garden to enjoy the flowers of shrubs and perennials. Near the end of April, spring was underway and the flowering almond shrub was developing many blossoms. Fruit trees were developing leaves … Continue reading →
In the Garden – April 8th
A quick tour of the garden to see what was starting to bloom… Vinca started to bloom about a week ago in a protected border. Snowdrops came out about 2 weeks ago and are now almost finished flowering: I collected … Continue reading →
A July Day in the Garden
On a sunny July day I wandered through the perennial gardens and borders with my camera in hand, enjoying some of flowers on display. The array of flowers changes every two weeks from April through October. Although we enjoy going … Continue reading →
Beechdrops and their Relatives
I was contacted by the Virginia Native Plant Society. They wanted to use a photo I took of Single Broomrape (One Flowered Cancer Root). I agreed and the photo can be seen within this article (link): A Parasitic Lifestyle – … Continue reading →
Red Ossier Dogwood in Flower
Many of the routes I hike and paddle are near riparian zones and red ossier dogwood (cornus stolonifera sp.) is frequently spotted. It blooms in late spring with clusters of white flowers at the ends of stems. Later in the … Continue reading →
Into the Middle Grasslands in December
In mid-December I hiked around pothole lakes and over eskers in the middle grasslands area of Lac du Bois Grasslands Park. The ground was frozen and patches of snow filled sheltered spots. Island Lake was frozen, filling the bottom of … Continue reading →
Our Pickleweed Ponds
A few years ago I took some photos and wrote a post on pickleweed ponds: Our Pickleweed Ponds (link)
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In June when we hiked into subalpine meadows we watched the Indian Hellebore leaves rising on short stems. By August, hellebore can reach 2 m in height. Small flowers can be found at the end of drooping tassels in … Continue reading →
Eyebright
Along the edges of open tracks in the high country forest (4000 – 4400 feet), eyebright (euphrasia) was in bloom. These are low-growing herbaceous flowering plants. They are semi-parasitic on grasses and other plants. The plant has been used … Continue reading →
Pine White Butterfly
I spotted a pine white butterfly (Neophasia menapia) on golden rod and took a few photos. Because it is very difficult to get everything in focus, I tried for the eyes and the proboscis. The jointed legs were … Continue reading →
Sagebrush Mariposa Lily
2020 has been a year when mariposa lilies (calochortus macrocarpus) have done well, though the bloom is nearing the end for this summer. While coming down through the upper Sullivan Valley, I spotted a slope of mariposas with just the … Continue reading →