20 posts tagged “garden”

Here are some photos of poppies from my garden.

And a close-up - Red ones too -

Another from my trillium collection. I have a yellow trillium too, but it didn't bloom this year.

Here's a detail. These were really hard to photograph for some reason.

Another home-sown wildflower.

Also known as Wake Robin and Stinking Benjamin (!). A wildflower. I grew these from seed.

Some photos from the spring garden. I'm trying out the macro setting on my new camera.

Winter's really here. Last Thursday-Friday's ice storm knocked out our power for a while. Most people have it back now. But it's been mostly gray and cold, so here's a sunny picture.

These little creatures got to run free ...

An interesting find at a 'harvest festival' - a cello orchestra! I think the lady at the back right, who looks like there's a pole growing out of her hat, is Amy LeBlanc of Whitehill Farm in East Wilton. I think she's the orchestra's leader. She grows the most fantastic heirloom vegetables & has had a lot of blue ribbons at the fair (see next photos). Prize peppers. Not the best photos, but a visual feast nonetheless. Not sure how that apple got in there ...

Here are a few pictures from my gardens. Summer sure has flown by!

 

 

 

 

 

More autumn color. This is burning bush, a member of the Euonymous genus. Widely considered an invasive alien, as it spreads readily and is almost impossible to get rid of. Great autumn color though.

Here's a close-up. I love the way the light comes through the leaves

Winterberry. A member of the Ilex genus, (holly), but it loses its leaves in the fall. Great winter color against the snow.

Blueberries have great autumn color too.

This is a detail from one of my Brugmansia plants. The flowers are about 8" across and 10" long. They have a heavenly citrusy smell, with a hint of clove. They are most fragrant at night, and attract interesting nighttime visitors like hummingbird moths. They are a relative of the daturas.