Light: Part sun to shade. Will grow in full sun if it is watered deeply and regularly. However, I recommend part shade – about 4-6 hours dappled sun each day for the best growth. Soil and water: Moist, well-drained soil. This shrub does not seem to be too picky about the soil. When I read […]
Green and Gold is one of my favorite groundcovers and it is a groundcover most people have never heard of. One of its best features is that it is not invasive like so many groundcovers are. It is native in North America and its range extends from Pennsylvania south to Florida, then throughout the south […]
The leaves, stems, and the tubular calyxes just below the flowers of this Royal Catchfly plant are hairy and a bit sticky. Insects can get trapped – hence its common name of catchfly. This plant is not related to the carnivorous plants like the Pitcher Plant we find in bogs and wetlands in North America […]
The clematis vines we see everywhere are hybrids and cultivars that have been created by botanists and plant hybridizers. For example, a common clematis we can see in so many yards on trellises and twining around mailboxes is Clematis ‘Jackmani’ which is a cross between Clematis lanuginosa and Clematis viticella – neither of these parent […]
Something – and I hate to accuse anything without proof, but my money is on the squirrels! – has chewed on our extension cord that connects the livestream camera to the outside socket. Cleon and I will be off to the store later today to buy a new cord. Please visit the livestream tomorrow when […]
A hummingbird magnet! Native to parts of the U.S. – generally our southern states. It has also been declared a noxious weed in some areas so consult your state’s website that deals with plants. If you are going to grow a Trumpet Vine, then you must take care of it by regularly pruning it and […]
This is a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and although we are well within this bird’s spring and summer range and we do have a habitat it likes – brushy woods and water – it is rare that we see or hear one in our yard. And here is one saying “Howdy-do!” to us right on our deck. […]
Before I discuss online field guides, bird apps, and field guide books, I will tell you what I prefer – field guides that are books. Keep in mind, this is a personal preference and I think it is partly a generational thing. I lived part of my life before cell phones and the internet. I […]
A big thank you to, Justin – my camera guru! Where would I be without you? I can tell you where – totally without livestream cameras! And as for the raccoons and their feeder raiding? I think we have them befuddled – at least for now. You will see the hummingbird feeder is higher […]
A wonderful bird is the pelican His bill can hold more than his belican! My father taught me this poem when I was a little girl. It is two lines from a longer poem written by Dixon Lanier Merritt in 1913. These two lines have always brought a smile to my face because they are […]