Foto Friday
by Leslie Cox; Friday; January 10, 2025
This guy paused his preening for a brief moment to pose for a photo.
Plant ID updated
by Leslie Cox; Wednesday; January 8, 2025
Another plant ID has been updated in the new format layout with photos that are now working as they should when you click on them.
Check out Chasmanthium latifolium.
Teaser Tuesday
by Leslie Cox; Tuesday; January 7, 2025
Polystichum munitum – western sword fern
Did you know?
by Leslie Cox; Monday; January 6, 2025
Did you know…
…the tallest sunflower ever recorded reached an unbelievable height of 9.169 metres (30.08 feet)?
On August 28, 2014 Guinness World Records verified a sunflower grown by Hans-Peter Schiffer of Karst, Nordrhein Westfalen, Germany was a record-breaking 9.17 metres (30.08 feet) tall! Incredibly, Hans-Peter broke his own tallest sunflower record as he had won this honour twice before.
Quote of the Week
by Leslie Cox; Sunday; January 5, 2025
January is the quietest month in the garden.
But just because it looks quiet doesn’t mean that nothing is happening.
The soil, open to the sky, absorbs the pure rainfall while microorganisms
convert tilled-under fodder into usable nutrients for the next crop of plants.
The feasting earthworms tunnel along, aerating the soil and
preparing it to welcome the seeds and bare roots to come.
~ Rosalie Muller Wright
Editor of Sunset Magazine
