Many years ago, a friend shared a tip for getting our coleus cuttings started. We simply put them in wet soil and stood a bread sack over the pot. I usually put a couple small sticks (old drinking straws work great) to support the bread sack/tent (my first Big Top). Big Top Posies This year, I had a red coleus, plus some red and white wax begonias that I wanted to keep over the 15/16 Winter and expand for the swinging flower boxes in 2016's summer. A container of clippings from the fall of ... continue reading...
Under the Big Top — Tenting Baby Plants
Spring Time Slash and Slice for Summer Blooms
The 2016 spring time weather is amazing. Yet, according to records, not all that unusual. The weather was mild for Winter; I think that makes the pleasant warm weather seem as if summer is coming too soon. The sort of weather that attracts the clipping tools. 2016 Spring Time Slashing and Slicing On an earlier nice day, I gave the Rose of Sharon cluster bush a serious 'haircut'. This cluster is a group of four bushes in two colors. Years ago, I started cuttings, then put four of them in one ... continue reading...
Chicken Salad and Bees’ Knees or Weeds?
All winter, I've been able to treat the chickens to a little fresh green because these WEEDS, (Chickweed and Henbit) don't die back completely in the Ozarks. For several years, I didn't know the names of these plants, only that the chickens loved them...they became chicken salad! Sustenance for some — Nuisance for others The tiny white chickweed blossoms and pink/orchid blooms of the henbit join early dandelions to provide the first spring sustenance for bees who must be at the end of their ... continue reading...
Not So Naughty Dirty Trees Near The Garden!
Trees appeal to us in every season at the Legacy Garden. Spring comes and they let us know that the long cold time is over. In summer, they are cooling while producing fruit and nuts for us and wild critters. In Autumn the bounty is in colorful leaves to photograph, turn into shelter for smaller perennials and to compost. When winter returns, we utilize their shedding branches to warm our home concentrating on the way they shed little extra branches and twigs. We are fortunate to have many ... continue reading...
