Fox hammock
One of the most interesting things that happened last week was one of our nursery foxes decided our greenhouse shade cloth looked like a hammock. Other than tossing and turning, she seemed oblivious to workers in the greenhouse.
Garden rivets
With our recent consistent rains, not only are plants growing like crazy, but frogs are numerous as birds in a Hitchcock film. Walking and driving a golf cart has become an obstacle course trying to avoid these critters.
Changing colors
Just caught this Carolina anole changing its skin pigment to chartreuse as it crawled across the leaf of this golden pinellia.
Phlox paniculata ‘Dunbar Creek’
Here’s a new photo of Phlox paniculata ‘Dunbar Creek’ that’s looking particularly good in the garden right now. I love the recurved petals and lack of mildew.
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Ledebouria zebrina
The little-known South African bulb Ledebouria zebrina sailed through our winter (single digits F) without a scratch and looks great right now. Ledebourias are cousins to the more popular scilla, and this one gives a wonderfully tropical look to the garden. The back of the leaves are striped like a zebra at the base (hence
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Phytolacca ‘Sunny Side Up’
There are few plants in the summer garden with the visual impact of the gold-leaf poke berry, Phytolacca americana ‘Sunny Side Up’…a truly dazzling American native. Here it is in the garden today.
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Curcuma ‘Snowdrift’
Curcuma longa ‘Snowdrift’ is looking fabulous in the garden now, suffering no damage from our recent cold winter. The is such a great plant for the woodland garden to add a tropical touch. Remember it doesn’t emerge before mid-to-late June.
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Dwarf red mushroom
I just photographed this very cute gnome-sized mushroom in the garden that tops out just over 1″ tall. Anyone recognize it?
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Boehmeria ‘Glow Light’
Brightening up the woodland garden today is the lovely Boehmeria ‘Glow Light’ There’s nothing like bright gold foliage to make a summer woodland garden come alive. Below is Boehmeria ‘Nichirin’. While this one grows slowly in light shade, we’ve found it much better in half day sun. Our oldest clump is now 6′ wide x
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Centrosema vine
I just snapped this photo yesterday in the garden of the native (Illinois south to Florida) Centrosema virginianum (butterfly pea) vine. We don’t currently offer this, but if we did, would you buy it? See the top 25 flowers that attract butterflies here.