Text and photos ©Nancy J. Ondra
I’m kind of blogged out by my recent treatises over at Gardening Gone Wild, so I’ll keep the text to a minimum this time and present a bunch of pretty pictures from the mid-June garden here at Hayefield. Above, Allium schubertii. Below, a mutant Allium caeruleum. (more…)
Text and photos ©Nancy J. Ondra
A month or two ago, I read a blog post somewhere on low-maintenance gardening, and one of the tips was to avoid self-sowing plants. I’ve been pondering that ever since. In many ways I agree wholeheartedly, especially in the case of self-sowing perennials. Being confronted with thousands of bronze fennel or hundreds of golden lemon balm seedlings can do that to a person. (To be fair, I completely accept the blame for that; if I’d have spent just a few minutes deadheading them last year, I would have saved hours of weeding them out now.) When it come to annuals, though, I consider the self-sowers to be some of my most valuable time-savers. (more…)
Text and photos ©Nancy J. Ondra
It’s that time again, and there’s plenty to share from Hayefield this month. So, without further chatter, some highlights, starting above with Symphytum grandiflorum. Below, rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum). (more…)
Text and photos ©Nancy J. Ondra
Barely two weeks ago, the main garden color around here was white. But as the weather got milder, and then suddenly scorching, new foliage started emerging, and color theme has shifted to some serious chartreuse. Every day, I find new leaves to admire, so I’ve been having trouble deciding when to stop taking pictures and put some of these beauties together for a gallery of spring golds. Finally, here are some highlights of the foliage action here at Hayefield. (more…)
Text and photos ©Nancy J. Ondra
Corresponding with the arrival of gradually warmer temperatures at the end of the winter season, the appearance of Ova paschalis fruiting bodies is a curious phenomenon of the spring season in many parts of the United States. (more…)
