Garden walkabout
by Leslie Cox; Sunday; March 2, 2024
Well, this week started out like a lion and it wasn’t even March yet. Fog, cloud, wind, rain, snow. We had it all…except sun…at the beginning of the week. Thankfully, the sun showed up the next day but so did the hail. Continue reading
Foto Friday
Celebrating Leap Year
by Leslie Cox; Thursday; February 29, 2024
During a Leap Year, as Leap Day approached, I began to have this sense I was
to get what I always seem to need: an extra 24 hours in the day…
Then I started to think
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New plant ID added
by Leslie Cox; Wednesday; February 28, 2024
I have added a new plant ID to the Plants We Grow list under In the Garden – Clematis recta ‘Purpurea’.
Clematis recta ‘Purpurea’ covered in masses of scented white flowers
This is not your typical clematis, although it still needs the same requirements as all other clematis for soil, light and moisture. But you might also want to provide it with some support because if left to its own devices, it will sprawl along the ground. Your choice.