The Dirt
Baby’s Breath
Baby’s Breath…growing for whimsy by Sandy Swegel Some plants aren’t the most efficient plants to grow, but you have to do it just because it’s fun. Annual baby’s breath fits that category for me this week. I visited a lovely garden where the perennial baby’s breath was allowed to grow and fall where it may […]
Squash Bee
Peponapis: A Squash Lovin’ Bee Jul 19, 2016 04:54 pm | thebeeswaggle by Jessica Goldstrohm Did you know some bees are very dependent on particular species of flowers? This lovely bee is the squash bee, and I was fortunate enough to discover her, along with may others nestled inside squash flowers of a good friend’s […]
Keep Your Sunflowers Blooming
Wildflower Seeds by Sandy Swegel Sunflowers inspire a primordial joy in us. We may be rosarians, orchid specialists, rock plant lovers or even urban folk who barely see the outdoors, but sunflowers against a blue sky spark an inner gasp of delight. Sunflowers often plant themselves on their own and can manage to grow without […]