

Self-seeders for a Meadow Style Garden
My favorite Sun Lover combinations are often created from self- seeders. Mother nature plants them for you each year which gives the garden a natural meadow like effect. Mid to Late Spring Yellow pincushion flower (scabiosa ochroleuca)- pollinators plus goldfinches like the seeds Love in a Mist (nigella damascena)- bees Larkspur- no pollinators that I've seen Photos from the front yard "Meadow garden" bed There is a Japanese Maple at the top corner of the bed which is a litt


Atypical January
The last few days have been humid and rainy. On Jan. 12th we reached the 70's. It's 6:00 p.m. and the temperature is around 68 degrees. It's been very pleasant, but unsettling. You can get an idea of the moisture level by looking at the beautiful, but hazy moon. Parts of the garden look like the start of Spring due to the abnormal temperatures. Columbines that still haven't gone dormant for the fall/winter. The flash drought stressed plants more than any cold has. I'm sta