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What is December without a poinsettia photo?

Robbie Marshall

Dec 16, 20201 min read

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...

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Unseasonal weather is fooling our bulbs!

Robbie Marshall

Dec 14, 20201 min read

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...

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rmarshall500

Dec 6, 20201 min read

Winterberry

A winterberry bush in the wild! It’s growing under the power lines off Seven Falls.

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rmarshall500

Dec 4, 20201 min read

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...

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Robbie Marshall

Dec 2, 20201 min read

Dogwood Thoughts...

First: Kousa dogwood Second: Flowering dogwood or Cornus florida. On both, those “petals” are bracts and the real flowers are those...

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Robbie Marshall

Nov 27, 20201 min read

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...

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Robbie Marshall

Nov 25, 20201 min read

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...

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Robbie Marshall

Nov 23, 20201 min read

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...

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Robbie Marshall

Nov 20, 20201 min read

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...

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Robbie Marshall

Nov 18, 20201 min read

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...

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rmarshall500

Nov 16, 20201 min read

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...

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rmarshall500

Nov 13, 20201 min read

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...

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Robbie Marshall

Nov 12, 20201 min read

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...

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Robbie Marshall

Nov 10, 20201 min read

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...

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"Lemon tree oh so pretty and the lemon flowers are sweet..."

Robbie Marshall

Nov 9, 20201 min read

"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...

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Robbie Marshall

Nov 9, 20201 min read

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...

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Robbie Marshall

Nov 6, 20201 min read

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...

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Robbie Marshall

Nov 4, 20201 min read

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...

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rmarshall500

Oct 30, 20201 min read

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...

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Robbie Marshall

Oct 29, 20201 min read

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...

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