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FOTD: Evening Primrose on the Prairie

Two weeks ago we had our last big hike of the summer. The prairie was lush with blooms. I may not have the complete floral alphabet, but I do have stray flowers up my sleeves as any child magician of yore. How’s your weekend? ¡Olé! –Rebecca This post is part of Cee’s Flower of the Day. #FOTD

Architecture, bilingual, En español, Gardening, Nature

Summer 2022 Home Garden Tour, Part 2

The City of Oregon was the location for the Olbrich Home Garden tour this year, 40 minutes south of Madison. Many of the yards were quite large. Since it is a more rural area, gardeners have elaborate barriers against deer. Note the electric fencing in the first and second photos. The variety of plants at […]

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5 Local July Flowers

Our garden has switched over to the next set of blooms. I’m happy to see that the seed scattering I did last autumn has paid off with a larger number of pinks. 5 flores locales de julio Nuestro jardín ha cambiado a la próxima era de capullos. Estoy feliz porque las semillas que coseché y […]

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My Favorite June Flower

Any friend will tell you my favorite color is purple. This is a great month for iris here in Wisconsin. Cualquier amigo te diría que mi color preferido es morado. Este es un mes bueno para iris aquí en Wisconsin. The cultivar bearded iris is an elegant flower, but I like its wild counterpart. La […]

Gardening, Nature, photography

5 Fall Flowers Before It Freezes

I dashed around the garden this afternoon, camera in hand. Tonight our temperature will be 4 C (39F). We are heading into a freeze that will put the blooms to bed for the winter. I’ll share what I found: One of three phlox plants blooming One of a handful of aster plants which continue to […]

Gardening, Nature, photography

FOTD: Mystery Vines at the Park

Thursday morning I walked home from the dentist and saw three types of vines covering a park fence. Two I recognized: maiden’s bower and morning glory. The third was mysterious; I’m hoping a reader can tell me what flower it is. Good morning; clean bill of health at the dentist and lovely flowers to boot. […]