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What is December without a poinsettia photo?
By now most know the reason for its name: John Poinsett introduced it to North America from Mexico where it grows wild and attains...
Robbie Marshall
Dec 16, 20201 min read
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Unseasonal weather is fooling our bulbs!
Oh my poor daffodils. They’re in for a bit of a shock later this week. Anyone wonder why daffodils spread but tulips don’t? Daffodils are...
Robbie Marshall
Dec 14, 20201 min read
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Winterberry
A winterberry bush in the wild! It’s growing under the power lines off Seven Falls.
rmarshall500
Dec 6, 20201 min read
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Field Park
Did I ever send photos of Field Park? Hugh and I were up there because we did the Historical Society scavenger hunt over Labor Day. One...
rmarshall500
Dec 4, 20201 min read
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Dogwood Thoughts...
First: Kousa dogwood Second: Flowering dogwood or Cornus florida. On both, those “petals” are bracts and the real flowers are those...
Robbie Marshall
Dec 2, 20201 min read
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Will the Parsley over winter?
Not a photo anyone was expecting on Thanksgiving, however, how many of us will use this today? I know I will because IT WON’T STOP...
Robbie Marshall
Nov 27, 20201 min read
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Clematis or Truffula Trees?
Remember the Dr. Seuss clematis from earlier in the summer? The top poms dried into little brown seeds with tails. The last photo is a...
Robbie Marshall
Nov 25, 20201 min read
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Schlumbergera
Or Christmas Cactus as we know it. Mine is a little confused as it’s never bloomed at Christmas. It is native to Brazil and does bloom...
Robbie Marshall
Nov 23, 20201 min read
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Fall Color without Leaves
My red twig Dogwood doing what it’s supposed to do - look red. Cornus sericea is a native. Now we need a good snow to really make it...
Robbie Marshall
Nov 20, 20201 min read
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Wild Thyme
While walking through the back yard the other day (to sit in Betty’s backyard and yell at each other, masked, from ten feet away) I...
Robbie Marshall
Nov 18, 20201 min read
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Bag Worms. Look out!
So this looks cool, right? Well .... nope! This is a cocoon full of bag worm eggs, up to 1,000. These bugs are native but can do serious...
rmarshall500
Nov 16, 20201 min read
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The Butterfly Weed Seeds have Popped!
Happy Friday the 13th! I’ve always had good ones - here’s to keeping the streak going. My butterfly weed seed pods finally cracked open...
rmarshall500
Nov 13, 20201 min read
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Rosa rugosa [Beach rose]
Beach rose or Rosa rugosa. It is capable of surviving in sand, so a tough plant. It is native to Asia but the rose hips do provide food...
Robbie Marshall
Nov 12, 20201 min read
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Pumpkin Bird Feeder
Hugh and I took a jack-o-lantern on November 1 and turned it into a bird feeder. The birds love it! I put it in the more sheltered side...
Robbie Marshall
Nov 10, 20201 min read
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"Lemon tree oh so pretty and the lemon flowers are sweet..."
I wish this photo could be scratch and sniff. There is nothing else like the scent of a lemon blossom. Walk by the tree and the breeze...
Robbie Marshall
Nov 9, 20201 min read
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Sumac Flower
A lovely example of Rhus, or Sumac. Believe it or not, it’s also in the cashew family. This explains the poison variety although this one...
Robbie Marshall
Nov 9, 20201 min read
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Celosia Seeds
Again, a rather drab photo, but those black dots are bazillions of hot pink celosia (brain/coxcomb/coral) flower seeds. I’ve got a quart...
Robbie Marshall
Nov 6, 20201 min read
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Aster Seeds
This is not a very colorful photo but it is exciting to me. I plucked these flower heads while waiting for Skip to do his business. On...
Robbie Marshall
Nov 4, 20201 min read
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Leave them be!
Leaves of three, let it be. Lovely color, nasty plant. Urushiol is the compound that gives you the rash and agonizing itch. Poison ivy is...
rmarshall500
Oct 30, 20201 min read
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The last dahlias...
The last hurrah. With today’s rain and possible snow in the next couple of days, I cut these survivors. They are little firecrackers...
Robbie Marshall
Oct 29, 20201 min read
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