Amaryllis for Sanity or Flower Power in Winter
This week, Chicagoland is taking a page from the tundra and dipping into perhaps historic lows in the negatives. So of course...my first amaryllis bloomed!
A Forgiveness of Snow
January seems to have finally arrived with a nice bit of snow and a wintry mix of ice, sleet, rain, and whatever else Mother Nature contrives to throw at us. I love the snow.
Seasons of Schizachyrium
Schizachyrium scoparium or little bluestem is my favorite grass. This tough prairie native thrives in full sun and puts up with part shade.
Suddenly Snowdrops!
See those charming little green tips poking out from under the leaves? Snowdrops! One day in the 50s and pop! They appear.
Fortress Landscaping aka You Can't See Me
Ah, a charming cottage in an upscale suburb of Chicago peeps shyly at passersby!
Tapestry of Trees
The trees are turning late this year. It's been a roller coaster weather year, but I'm delighted to find autumn has arrived with its bushel basket of small pleasures.
Notes from the Rain Garden
There was rain in May, about 10 inches over average. My yard has taken on jungle qualities.
Purple Beech Sings of Seasons
Spring arrived. It showed up in a fury of thunderstorms and hot, windy days.
Herculean Hellebores
Will winter never end? That is the question Midwesterners are asking themselves on a snowy mid-April day.
Singing the Blues
They're called minor bulbs, the tiny flowers we scatter about in an effort to save our sanity after a long winter.