Flowers – Fake Flamenco

Whatsoever is Lovely: Pitcher Plants & Orchids

Yes, you guessed correctly. Monday afternoon my friend and I walked again at the Bolz Conservatory at Olbrich Gardens. The warm temperatures, the flowers, the birdies, and particularly the sun coming through the glass enclosure made us happy. I think we’re going to make it through January! What gets you through January? ¡Olé! –Rebecca Theme […]

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Whatsoever is Lovely: Tropical Flowers

Temperatures outdoors were at freezing, so yesterday we escaped to the tropics for an hour at Olbrich Gardens. What will your New year’s poem be for Sunday? Olé! –Rebecca This post is part of Xingful Mama’s Whatsoever is Lovely and Cee’s Flower of the Day.

Nature, photography

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

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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 […]