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Aug

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)

– Light: Full to part sun. – Soil and water: Medium-wet to medium-dry soil. This plant will let you know when it is thirsty – the leaves will droop – and this will be obvious. In my experience, it is somewhat drought and heat tolerant. Some of mine are planted in a narrow, raised bed in full […]

Aug

What is going on here at our house?

Normally from mid-July until mid-September, there is not as much going on in our yard as in the previous spring and summer months, but this year is an exception. We continue to have a good number of birds at the feeders and bird baths. I am not sure how many House Finch families we had […]