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A Photo a Week Challenge: Backlit
Another challenging photo idea from Nancy Merrill’s weekly meme. This week the subject is “backlit.’ It is an opportunity to share photographs with Old Sol providing the illumination from the rear with interesting results. Muhly grass is native to our … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Nature, Photo Challenge, Things I See Around Town, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged muhly grass, oak leaves, postaday
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Wordless Wednesday: Frosty Muhly
Posted in Gardening, Photo Challenge, Wordless Wednesday
Tagged Muhlenbergia capillaris, muhly grass
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In a Vase on Monday: Spotlight on Muhly
The muhly grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris) is now in its blooming glory, so I thought it might be nice to try to capture its beauty in a vase this Monday. I know that the best way to see muhly grass is when … Continue reading
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: December 15, 2015
Today is Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, hosted by Carol at May Dreams Gardens. This month’s offering comes at a time of transition in my garden. Surprisingly, an annual geranium (could it have a better name than ‘Fantasia Shocking Pink’) survived our frosty … Continue reading
In a Vase on Monday: Mid-October
Hooray, ’tis Monday and time for our weekly vase offering. After tons of rain and cooler weather, my grass is growing like topsy. The azaleas are starting to bloom, a few iris are budding, camellias are loaded with buds just … Continue reading
Sleet and Freezing Rain
The weather system that came through last night left us white with a combination of sleet and freezing rain. We don’t have it nearly so bad as our friends up north, but there are reported power outages (not in our … Continue reading
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Tagged Camellia, freezing rain, Frozen weather, muhly grass, pansies
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Muhly Revisited
Several months ago I offered a post about pink Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris), which is one of my favorite grasses for this area. It is a native, so our climate is ideal for its growth. In October it was at its glorious … Continue reading
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Tagged Muhlenbergia capillaris, muhly grass, native grass, pink Muhly Grass
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In a Vase on Monday Meets Garden Bloggers Foliage Day
Today is Monday, the 22nd of December, and I find myself in a blogger’s conundrum. Cathy at Rambling in the Garden has invited me to participate each week in In a Vase on Monday, and Christina at Garden of the Hesperides has … Continue reading
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Tagged aucuba, Aucuba japonica 'Mr. Goldstrike', Azalea Sunglow, Camellia japonica Governor Mouton, Carolina jessamin, Cathy, Christina, Cryptomeria japonica Yoshino, Cupressocyparis leylandi 'Golconda', cut glass bowl, garden, Garden of the Hesperides, GBFD, Gelsimium sempervirens, In a Vase on Monday, Loropetalum chinense, muhly grass, nandina berries, Nandina domestica, Osmanthus fragrans, Peach Crisp heuchera, Pieris japonica, Pieris japonica Red Mill, Rubra, tea olive, winter garden
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A Walk in the Garden 