https://aheronsgarden.com/2025/09/07/how-this-gardener-came-to-dance-with-nature/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cover-3.jpgCoverhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/copy-of-hess033.jpgCopy of Hess033El Capitan, part of the Guadalupe Mountains in Texas stands proud along a lonely roadhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/copy-of-hess032.jpgCopy of Hess032https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/copy-of-hess031.jpgCopy of Hess031Looking back on the switchbacks we'd just travelled in Arizonahttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/copy-of-hess030.jpgCopy of Hess030Animals, too, were a big hit. Here a mother bear is stopping traffic while her cubs played nearby in Yosemitehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/copy-of-hess029.jpgCopy of Hess029https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/copy-of-hess028.jpgCopy of Hess028https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/copy-of-hess027.jpgCopy of Hess027https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/copy-of-hess026.jpgCopy of Hess026Sifting through sands for polished pebbles in the Grand Tetonshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/copy-of-hess025.jpgCopy of Hess025Visiting Indian ruins were a revelation for us -- and the children2025-09-07T00:53:51+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2025/03/24/report-on-the-winter-of-2025/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wintrundra.jpgWinTrundrahttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wintreenocloud.jpgWintreenocloudhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wintreecloud.jpgWintreecloudhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wintmailboxdaff.jpgWintMailboxDaffThe brightest green aroundhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/winsnowpilebig.jpgWinSnowPileBigsoon became an eight-foot lump that threatened to dwarf our ranch househttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/winsnowpile.jpgWinSnowPileFirst snow andt he beginning of our snow pile near the househttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/winsnowmancov.jpgWinSnowmanCovStill happy buthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/winsnowman.jpgWinSnowmanAnd watching the snowflake show was the happy snowmanhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/winmeltedge.jpgWinMeltEdgehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/winmailboxred.jpgWinMailboxRedAnd still the snow keeps coming. Getting the mail became challenging2025-03-30T03:56:36+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2024/09/23/the-garden-that-invites-a-ramble/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/lsgspireahydlongvue.jpgLSGSpireaHydLongVueSubtle. One of the finest uses of this type of spirea we've ever seenhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/lsgpfizerviburnum.jpgLSGPfizerViburnumCranberry viburnum, now fondly known as Pfizer Viburnum, from a cutting taken near a fence securing the property, now twelve feet high, sits at a cornerhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/lsgtomatocage.jpgLSGTomatoCageWho got the most tomatos? The gardeners, the deer, or the wee ones?https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/lsgspirearocks.jpgLSGSpireaRockshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/lsgspireahydrangea.jpgLSGSpireaHydrangeaspireahydrangeahttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/lsgpatiosteps.jpgLSGPatioStepsprofusion of shrubs off the patiohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/lsgoverviewrocks.jpgLSGOverviewRocksLet's get a closer lookhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/lsgmombirdbathsmoke.jpgLSGMomBirdbathSmokeA casual planting of smokebush that has spread through the years accents the front corner of the househttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/lsgmockorang.jpgLSGMockorangThe mockorange is a descendant from a plant in Steven's grandmother's garden that has been passed along by cuttingshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/lsghydrangea.jpgLSGHydrangeaMophead hydrangea, nobody remembers the name2024-10-02T19:06:32+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2024/08/29/the-passalong-plant-that-glows/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/silene_coronari__tod_amxenm8wc2bc.jpgSilene_coronari__Tod_aMxENM8wC2BCA lovely close up  of the 'fuzzy accessories' taken by Tod Ramsden, North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolboxhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/rcmountvernon.jpgRCMountVernonRose campion (Lychnis coronaria) pictured at Mount Vernon, Virginiahttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/rcsolo.jpgRCsoloDo you suppose that brilliant color we see massed has its origins in the combination of colors in each bloom. https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/rchostaheuchera.jpgRChostaheucherahttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/rcbrick.jpgRCbrickThe 'weed' happily growing through the landscape clothhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/rcblhttradescdeutlys.jpgRCblhttradescdeutlysOr among deutzia and tradescantiahttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/rcrcoenothera.jpgRCrcoenotheraVying for attention along with ozark sundrops (Oenothera missouriensis) and a young deutzia gracilishttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/rccolumbine.jpgRCcolumbineThis stealer-of-shows managed to find its way into a grouping of columbine grown from seed supplied by Susanhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/rcforgetmenots.jpgRCforgetmenotsHere hiding among heuchera and forgetmenotshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/rcdeutziachardpearl.jpgRCDeutziaChardpearlUpstaged by rose campion, neverther;ess. deitzoa 'Chardonnay Pearls' deserves a closer look2024-08-29T05:02:14+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/albemarle-rivers-of-north-carolina-intro/the-pasquotank-river/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/pasqhallscreekboataccess.jpgPasqHallsCreekBoatAccessHalls Creek today, a quiet spot for boating. Aheronsgarden photohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/pasqrosenwald-schoolimages-1-1.jpgPasqRosenwald Schoolimages (1)Rebuilt in the 1990s, the school is now the Rosenwald Community Center. Daily Advance photohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/pasqrosenwald-schoolimages-1.jpgPasqRosenwald Schoolimages (1)Rebuilt, the school is now the Rosenwald Community Center on Rte 343.DailyAdvancehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/chow1970poundnetcecelski.jpgchow1970poundnetcecelskiAn example of fishing with pound nets in the 1970s. Photo from David Cecelski's bloghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pasqcypressseagrant.jpgPasqCypressSeaGrantThese cypress germinated on land but have adapted to growing in water. SeaGrant photohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pasqsunset-1.jpgPasqsunsethttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pasqaerialcamden-co-07frogsview-1.jpgPasqaerialcamden-co-07FrogsViewAerial view of Camden County, one of the least developed in the state. FrogsViewhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pasqdismswamcanancvisctrlpaddlefortheborderboaters-1.jpgPasqdismswamcanaNCVisCtrlPaddlefortheBorderboatersPaddle for the border is an annual event: starting point the NC Dismal Swamp Canal Visitor Center; end point Virginiahttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pasqbaypoint-marina-norfolk.jpgPasqBayPoint marina norfolkLarge marinas with space for hundrredss of pleasure craft an change the scenery n a river and be asource of pollution. Internet photohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pasqjl-1.jpgPasqJ&LJim and Linda Davis test water from the Pasquotank River off their dock. Streamwatch photo 2024-03-02T23:11:24+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/2024/03/02/albemarle-rivers-of-north-carolina-series/2024-03-02T22:57:25+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/albemarle-rivers-of-north-carolina-intro/2024-03-02T22:45:08+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/albemarle-waters/9c-challenges-to-come/2024-01-28T19:34:37+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/albemarle-waters/voyage-through-centuries/2024-01-28T14:27:50+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/albemarle-waters/9b-looking-forward/2024-01-28T14:19:49+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/albemarle-waters/10-the-mighty-herring-fisheries/2024-01-28T14:16:46+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/albemarle-waters/9-a-war-between-states/2024-01-28T14:12:44+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/albemarle-waters/8-antebellum-albemarle/2024-01-28T14:09:31+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/albemarle-waters/7-road-to-independence/2024-01-28T14:08:04+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/albemarle-waters/6-navigating-the-waters/2024-01-28T14:06:26+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/albemarle-waters/5-early-settlement/2024-01-28T14:05:05+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/albemarle-waters/4-the-lost-colony/2024-01-28T14:03:47+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/albemarle-waters/3-estuaries-cradle-of-life/2024-01-28T14:02:25+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/albemarle-waters/a-place-like-no-other/2024-01-28T14:00:32+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/albemarle-waters/1-water-rules-the-land/2024-01-28T13:58:16+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/albemarle-waters/2024-01-28T02:55:25+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/albemarle-rivers-of-north-carolina-intro/the-roanoke-river/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/roanhistoric-hope-plantation.jpgRoanhistoric-hope-plantationHistoric Hope Plantation in Windsor is an example of the rich history the area has to offerhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/roanwindculvert_.jpgRoanWindCulvert_This culvert speeds up natural flow, prevents absorption of excess water into the surroundingshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/roanweyerhauser.jpgRoanWeyerhauserWeyerhaeuser Company pulp and paper mill on the Roanoke River in Plymouth was one of the largest pulp and paper producing plants in the world before it closed. Photo by P. Nurnberghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/roanwindsorstorm2.jpgroanwindsorstorm2Flooding in Windsor following Floydhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/roanwindroadhurr.jpgRoanWindroadhurrRoads becomerivershttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/roanweldonviaduct.jpgRoanWeldonviaducthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/roanthedelugefeature-936x494-1.jpgRoanTheDelugeFeature-936x494The Grear Delugehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/roanshadnetharpersmonthlyvollx1879-80.pngRoanShadnetHarper'sMonthlyVolLX1879-80Bringing in the fish, in this case the catch was shad. An engraving from Harper''s Monthly,1879https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/roansedimentn.p.n.d.web4172015.jpgRoanSedimentN.p.n.d.Web4172015https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/roansanssouciferry640x480.jpgRoanSansSouciFerry640x480Sans Souci ferry today. aheronsgarden photo2024-01-07T22:52:24+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/albemarle-rivers-of-north-carolina-intro/the-perquimans-river/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/peryeopimcreekriver-hird.jpgPeryeopimcreekRiver HIrdSome canoeists have called this a jungle cruise because the trees hang over the creekhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pergoodwincreekrivcanoerte.jpgPerGoodwinCreekRivCanoeRteGoodwin Creek, a short side trip along the river.AEA photohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/percharlesiikingofengland.jpgPerCharlesIIKingofEnglandThe Merry Monarch, King Charles II. Brittanica photohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/perguidearea.jpgPerGuideAreaAEA's field trips on streams and rivers was the impetus for the Guide to Albemarle Waters included on its website.AEAontheWeb.org https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/perfarmbmp.jpgperfarmbmpState reps meet with farmers in the field to discuss Best Management Practices to protect water quality. APES photohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/perfishwoman.jpgperfishwomanStill today you can find people fishing for supper or sport from boats, off bridges, at the edges of wetlands. Photo by S. Taylor APEShttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/perwheelwright.jpgperwheelwrightThe wheelwrigh,. indispensable. American Heritage Historyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/perfishboatmodern.jpgperfishboatmodernThe modern fisheryhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/perhomefront2.jpgperhomefront2Spinners, weavers and stitchers on the home front produced uniforms for soldiers. American Heritage Historyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/perswamp.jpgperswampA site chosen for farm and home could be on high land but surrounding swamps could be dreary and impassable. American Heritage History2024-01-07T22:48:10+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/albemarle-rivers-of-north-carolina-intro/the-chowan-river/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/chowanuniongunboatraidswinton1862comperryusnavlhistctrwadc.jpgChowanuniongunboatraidswinton1862ComPerryUSNavlHistCtrWaDCImage of the Commodore Perry gunboat that raided the town of Winton. US Naval Hisorical Ctr Washington DChttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/chowankeystone1-on-meherblacknotta.jpgchowankeystone1 on meher,black,nottaThe Keysone I offered service on the Meheriin, Nottaway and Black Rivershttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/chowanbuckland1984.jpgchowanbuckland1984Buckland Plantation as it appeared in 1984 before it was stripped of its facadehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/chowanharrietjacobs.jpgChowanHarrietJacobsHarriet Jacobshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/chowbeverlyhallc1810e.jpgChowBeverlyHallc1810Ehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/chowwiccomocobluffsnclow.jpgChowWiccomocoBluffsNCLOWWicomico Terrace, a geologic feature on thewest bank of the river. Photo by S.Riggshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/chowwhitebond-house-nowlordpropinn.jpgChowwhitebond house nowLordPropInnThe White-Bond house, now the Lord Proprietors Innhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/chowupperrivermmp.jpgchowupperriverMMPhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/chowtoxicalgaearrowheadbeachstateadvisory.jpgChowToxicAlgaeArrowheadBeachStateAdvisoryhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/chowteapotfrankbaldwinvisitedentoninc.jpgChowTeapotFrankBaldwinVisitEdentonIncThe Teapot. Photo by Frank Baldwin2024-01-07T22:26:05+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/albemarle-rivers-of-north-carolina-intro/the-alligator-river/2024-01-07T22:24:09+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/2023/10/27/my-latest-hydrangea-crush/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/hpgcathydean.jpgHPGCathyDeanOur neighbor's time-honored hydrangeahttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/hpgbackoct.jpgHPGBackOctBold in Octoberhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/hpgpatio2-1.jpgHPGPatio2Aglow in a September afternoon sunshinehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/hpgannanh.jpgHPGAnnaNHHere it is, a two-year-old making a splash against our brick househttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/hpgpatiogreenish.jpgHPGPatiogreenishhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/hpgpatiolate1.jpgHPGPatioLate1Next winter we will give this beauty some TLC, even if it means wet feet and frozen fingershttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/hpgpatiopink.jpgHPGPatioPinkBlush pink blosoms in late Septemberhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/hpgpatiowhitaug.jpgHPGpatiowhitAugAugust: ,a briiant white show, uncountable blooms https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/hpgsidepinkwhite.jpgHPGSidePinkWhiteSeptember showhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/hpgsideskirts.jpgHPGSIdeSkirtsAn upclose view of its frilly skirts2023-11-11T12:26:17+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2023/06/12/celebration-in-may/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/maylupine.jpgMayLupineLast year the lupins I tried languished and I vowed I'd never plant another lupine. Until this one popped up in May and keeps getting better and better each dayhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/maytulipsmag.jpgMayTulipsMagWe just couldn't get enough of those tulip! 'Daydream' they're called, and they begin by blooming yellow and turn brilliant orange as they agehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/maytulipslong.jpgMayTulipslongTulips, tulips, tulips, we couldn't keep our eyes off themhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/maytulips1.jpgMayTulips1https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/maytulipclose.jpgMayTulipCloseA closer look at 'Daydream' as it is going outhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/maysidebedcolumbglob.jpgMaySideBedColumbGlobHere's that rowdy side bed again, columbine from Susan and alliumhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/maysidebedtofront.jpgMaySideBedtoFronthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/maysidebedfront.jpgMaySideBedFronthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/maysidebedbare.jpgMaySideBedBareThe bed at the side of te house, sticks and hardy weedshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/maysidebed3.jpgMaySideBed3More of the Side Bed, with columbine and allium2023-10-25T04:46:46+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/camellia-garden/2023-10-25T04:31:58+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/great-gardens/2023-04-14T01:53:36+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/2021/07/05/albemarle/2023-04-05T01:51:57+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2023/03/26/snapshots-from-a-new-hampshire-garden-part-iv/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/4nhcatalphornwmwaspcocns.jpg4NHCatalpHornwmWaspCocns. . .Unless the larva is attacked by a parasitic wasp that dooms it, same principle as wasps on a tomato horn wormhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/4nhcatalpasphinxmoth.jpg4NHcatalpasphinxmothRather dowdy, females programmed for egg laying, it's not a moth you would noticehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/4nhcatalphornwmcolorvar.jpg4NHCatalpHornwmColorVarThe "worms' probably looked something like these two that are color variations of the catalpa hornwormhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/4nhnorsprtwigs.jpg4NHNorSprTwigsThey do not have a waaste-not want-not philosophy. Lots of fat buds on the ground,, and lots of twigs for us to clean up https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/4nhbirchhous2703.jpg4NHBirchHous2703An oldwhite birch, gnarled and showing signs of age, still dominates the homes around ithttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/4nhbircharbrv2724.jpg4NHBirchArbrv2724This white birch continues to tower over the arborvitae closing in around ithttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/4nhgreashbark2735.jpg4NHGreAshBark2735I wonder, when I see damage like this on trees, where did the attack come from, and how did the tree manage to survivehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/4nhcatalpahoneybee.jpg4NHcatalpaHoneybeeHoneybee seeking nectar from the underside of a catalpa leaf, a common occurrence in spring. Fabulous photo by Zachary Y. Huang https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/4nhyellhous2526.jpg4NHYellHous2526The old tree complements the yellow capehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/4nhvasetree2706.jpg4NHVaseTree2706Multi-branched and complex,2023-04-02T19:10:50+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2023/02/19/snapshots-from-a-new-hampshire-garden-part-iii/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/3nhsnowbakbed.jpg3NHSnowBakBedThe back bed lies hopeful after emerging from several inches of snowhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/3nhsnowhouse.jpg3NHSnowHousehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/3nhpatiofall-1.jpg3NHPatioFallThe work is done for the season, Next spring will bring more challengeshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2nhlsmums.jpg2NHLSMumsIn fact, what could be brighter than this lovely mound of chrysanthemums?https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/3nhfrontdoublebed-1.jpg3NHFrontDoubleBedhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/3nhpathfrompatio.jpg3NHPathfrompatioShort path directly from patio to backyardhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/3nhfrontshadepatio.jpg3NHfrontshadepatioHere is the finished searing area, created from pavers we dug up from around the yardhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/3nhpatiobed.jpg3NHPatiobedAnother viewhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/3nhfrontfall.jpg3NHfrontfallShowing the black trim against the new bedshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/3nhbaknewbed.jpg3NHBakNewBedPart of their proposed home, looking pretty reasonable except it stretches over to the end of the house2023-02-21T18:01:57+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2023/01/22/snapshots-from-a-new-hampshire-garden-part-ii/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2nhagoldenalexzizia.jpg2NHaGoldenAlexziziaGolden Alexander, Zizia aureus, Photo from Ancient Roots Native Nurseryhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2nharosereddrift.jpg2NHARoseRedDriftRed Drift Roses. 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2018-11-16T20:05:32+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2011/11/26/candys-quince-tessential-jam/2018-09-25T03:55:00+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2017/01/06/a-small-tribute-to-a-silent-partner/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/truckportrait.jpgtruckportraitAnd, finally, a portrait of Ranger in the garden he helped to create by hauling tons of compost and mulch. He's shiny, isn't he. That's because it just finished raining and we wanted to https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/truckmmp.jpgtruckmmpA leisurely paddle in one of the most scenic places in North Carolina, Merchants Millpond State Park. Ranger stayed behind in the parking lothttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/truckpaving.jpgtruckpavingWe took 25 pictures of trucks paving our road. So much more interesting than old dependable Rangerhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/trucksnow.jpgtrucksnowWouldn't it be nice if we had a picture of Ranger in the snow?https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/truckfire.jpgtruckfireIncidental picture of Ranger hiding in the woods.The fire was more fun https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/truckchip.jpgtruckchipFormal portrait of our chipper shredder, which wasn't nearly as good natured as Rangerhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/truckstream.jpgtruckstreamCruising on Yeopim Creek, just minutes from our househttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/truckbarrow.jpgtruckbarrowWouldn't it be nice to have a picture of Ranger heaving shrubs. Instead, we took a wheelbarrow https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/truckcarplts.jpgtruckcarpltsPhotos of the car,but none of Ranger hauling hundreds of plants https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/truckcleanup.jpgtruckcleanupWe took pictures of other trucks clearing storm damage but none of Ranger2018-09-24T03:21:28+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2018/08/19/how-bayers-bug-killer-got-hitched-to-monsantos-weed-killer/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/beewcsparrowcraigfosdick.jpgbeewcsparrowcraigfosdickWhite-Crowned sparrow favors hedgerows and open areas near fields. Photo by Craig Fosdickhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/beebumbleclethra.jpgBeeBumbleClethraBumblebee, an industrious solo pollinator, on gooseneck loosestrife,https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/beebumblebee.jpgBeebumblebeehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/beemonarchcaterpillar.jpgbeemonarchcaterpillarMonarch caterpillar on swamp milkweed. Photo by Mary Ann Borgehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/beemonarch_butterfly_collette_adkins.jpgbeemonarch_butterfly_Collette_AdkinsEarlier this year a Center for Biological Diversity report found that more than 60 million acres of monarch butterfly habitat are projected to be sprayed with dicamba by next year.https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/beemonarchbutterfly_flickr_debbielong.jpgBeeMonarchButterfly_Flickr_DebbieLongWhat's her future? Flickr photo by Debbie Longhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/beepurpflow.jpgbeepurpflowMany wildflowers are purple, alluring to bees because they are found to have comparatively more nectar https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/beeyellbrokerrexshutterstock.jpgBeeYellBrokerRexShutterstockWhat's she sipping? Neonics are systemic insecticides; they travel through all parts of the plant. Broker Rex, Shutterstockhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/beemonsanto.jpgbeemonsantoMonsanto may be going but Bayer takes the hit, unless, legally, they can find a way outhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/beesolitarycotton.jpgBeeSolitarycottonSolitary bee on cotton. Cotton is not sprayed until crop is harvested2018-09-07T00:42:06+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/great-gardens/russia-peterhof/2018-08-03T17:08:52+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/2018/08/03/summer-after-the-winter-of-three-degrees/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pittoroots.jpgpittorootsA complicated mazehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pittobob.jpgpittobobBob doing some more "judicious pruning" with limited view of "rice paddies" in foregroundhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pittomess.jpgpittomessThe mess todayhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pittogloves.jpgpittoglovesGuess whose idea it was to dry wet gloves on upside down table legsso we can work another day. Reminds us of antlershttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pittosnow1.jpgpittosnowhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pittocorner.jpgpittocornerHow they looked in better days as part of the front landscapinghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pittotulipbad.jpgpittotulipbadAFTER.The blooming crepe myrtle bows low over the empty bed that will be raisedhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pittotulipgood.jpgpittotulipgoodBeforehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pittoredmap.jpgpittoredmap young Japanese red maple 'Bloodgood' in spring, pittosporum to the left, accidentally included in the picturehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pittogateway.jpgpittogatewayA closer view of the grouping at the corner of the house opposite its sidekick2018-08-06T03:06:27+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2018/05/25/mending-winters-mischief/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscn68682.jpgDSCN6868https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/copy-of-y69701.jpgCopy of Y6970https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscn68681.jpgDSCN6868https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/copy-of-dscn7032.jpgCopy of DSCN7032https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/copy-of-dscn7085.jpgCopy of DSCN7085https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/copy-of-dscn7064.jpgCopy of DSCN7064https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/copy-of-dscn7029.jpgCopy of DSCN7029https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/copy-of-dscn7025.jpgCopy of DSCN7025https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/copy-of-dscn7021.jpgCopy of DSCN7021https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/copy-of-dscn7026.jpgCopy of DSCN70262018-08-03T04:11:27+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2018/07/12/a-passion-for-purple/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/pansylangofflow.jpgPansyLangofFlowPierre Redoute's illustrations are today considered masterpieces of botanical arthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/pansytussiemussiedebbie-del-rosario-weiss.jpgPansytussiemussiedebbie Del Rosario-WeissA modern "tussie mussie" by Debbie Del Rosario-Weisshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/pansylilacsmonet.jpgPANSYLilacsmonetLilacs, by Claude Monethttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/pansylilaccassatt.jpgPansyLilacCassattLilacs in a Window, Mary Cassatt 1883https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/pansylilacpinterest.jpgPansylilacpinterestPhoto from Pinteresthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/pansycanna.jpgPansyCannaOutstanding canna, though slow to get startedhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/pansynatswampiris.jpgPansyNatSwampIrisNative Swamp Irishttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/pansyphlox.jpgPansyPhloxPurple phlox, seededhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/pansyjapiris.jpgPansyJapIrisJapanese Irishttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/pansymonmd.jpgPansyMonMDMonarda 'Marshall's Delight'2018-08-16T22:46:07+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2017/07/01/daylily-amnesia/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/daydscn0714.jpgDayDSCN0714https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/daydscn4471.jpgDayDSCN4471https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dayimage23.jpgDayImage23https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dayimage13.jpgDayImage13https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dayimage11.jpgDayImage11https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dayimage08.jpgDayImage08https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/daydscn4460.jpgDayDSCN4460https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/daydscn3927.jpgDayDSCN3927https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/daydscn3825.jpgDayDSCN3825https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/daydscn0640.jpgDayDSCN06402018-08-03T03:50:28+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2018/06/28/one-gardeners-irreverent-take-on-time-honored-garden-art/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/metembroidery.jpgMetembroideryshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/metmarble.jpgMetMarbledhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/metflowermark140.jpgMetFlowerMark140Fhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/metbouquet.jpgMetBouquetBhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/metcassattlydia.jpgMetCassattLydiaLhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/metmmecezanne.jpgMetMmeCezanneMhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/methippbayinthegard76.jpgMetHippBayIntheGard76Phttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/metmanetmomkid.jpgMetManetMomKidMhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/metcailpath.jpgMetCailpathPhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/metmonetpath.jpgMetMonetPathP2018-08-03T05:21:20+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2018/06/07/clara-driscoll-and-the-tiffany-girls/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/tiff7181stair3lamp.jpgTiff7181Stair3lamphttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/tiff7175flow.jpgTiff7175Flowhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/tiff7179four.jpgTiff7179Fourhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/tiff7185impos.jpgTiff7185Imposhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/tiff7169peofloat.jpgTiff7169Peofloathttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/tiff7168rose.jpgTiff7168Rosehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/tiff7166wistsing.jpgTiff7166WistSinghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/tiff7161kaleid.jpgTiff7161Kaleidhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/tiff7157hang.jpgTiff7157hanghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/tiff7154multi1.jpgTiff7154Multi2018-06-07T15:10:12+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/great-gardens/holland-floriade-2012/2018-06-04T03:26:34+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/2018/05/10/the-winter-of-three-degrees-part-iii/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/wint3celoleancol.jpgWint3Celoleancolhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/wint3forgetmenot.jpgWint3Forgetmenothttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/wint3clemhoney.jpgWint3clemhoneyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/wint3celvibtom.jpgWint3CelVibTomhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/wint3celswwm.jpgWint3CelSwWmhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/wint3celredbuck.jpgWint3CelRedBuckhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/wint3celladyb.jpgWint3CelLadyBhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/wint3celsinocaly.jpgWint3CelSinocalyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/wint3celkersino.jpgWint3CelKerSinohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/wint3celgtazlong.jpgWint3CelGTazlong2018-08-04T03:09:23+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2018/04/28/the-winter-of-three-degrees-part-ii-of-iii/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/wint3deutzia.jpgWint3deutziaThis young deutzia 'Chardonnay Pearls' once eaten down by rabbits, was spared this year. They preferred the older shrub that laughed the rabbits offhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/wint3azvana.jpgWint3AzVanahttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/wint3azmartha.jpgWint3AzMarthaNot a Martha Stewart momenthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/wint3azorange.jpgWint3AzOrangehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/wint3aztutred.jpgWint3Aztutredhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/wint3aztutblue.jpgWint3AzTutbluehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/wint3azheron.jpgWint3AzHeronhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/wint3azshed.jpgWint3Azshedhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/wint3azgeoiris.jpgWint3azgeoirishttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/wint3azgeogaz.jpgWint3azgeogaz2018-04-28T20:54:13+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2018/04/24/the-winter-of-three-degrees-part-i-of-iii/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/image136.jpgImage136Looking pretty good here. We celebrated our good luck in February. Too soonhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/wint3yulefull.jpgWint3YulefullDancing with bloomshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/wint3shoacranes.jpgWint3ShoaCranesCovered in blooms in November and Decemberhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/wint3shoskelet.jpgWint3shoskeletA skeleton todayhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/wint3osprey.jpgWint3ospreyThe osprey arrived on time and let us know they were herehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/wint3spdaff.jpgWint3SpDaffExuberant spirea 'Double Reeves' and daffodils 'Erlicheer'https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/wint3pinkfa.jpgWint3PinkFAPink flowering almond loved the cool weatherhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/wint3magleonmes.jpgWint3MagLeonMesMagnolia 'Leonard Messel'https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/wint3helle.jpgWint3helleDependable Lenten rose https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/wint3crocus.jpgWint3crocusA little late, but crocus arrived in chilly weather2018-04-25T17:44:28+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2018/02/12/tatters-of-winter-songs-of-spring/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tattcrabwint.jpgtattcrabwintCrabapple in winterhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tattcrabred.jpgtattcrabredOur crabapple provides a banquet in fall though berries dry up by winterhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tattwitchhazjalena.jpgtattwitchhazjalenaWitch hazel, Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jalena' in bloom now, its best ever bloom. High, wide and spreading, its coppery https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tattcrabspring.jpgtattcrabspringA touch of spring. Crabpple in bloom last yearhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tattseedgrass.jpgtattseedgrassA tangle of seed and grass that the gardener will have to cut down but a hideout for birds and small animalshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tattnyironmaple.jpgtattnyironmapleMiniature feather dusters on New York ironweed, here backed by red maple with swelling flower budshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tattgrasswintlate.jpgtattgrasswintlateBy late winter seed heads are fluffy and seeds are flyinghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tattgrass.jpgtattgrassMiscanthus seed heads still rosy and tight in fallhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tatthyd2.jpgtatthyd2https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tattjoepyeflow.jpgtattjoepyeflowJoepyeweed blooms are a summer show stopper, petals turn translucent in fall, hang on until wind unseats them2018-03-29T20:17:37+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2018/02/23/with-sincerest-apologies-to-the-daffodils-in-my-garden/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/daffmagnol.jpgdaffmagnolhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/daffforsythia.jpgdaffforsythiahttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dafftete.jpgdafftetehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/daffstarmag.jpgdaffstarmaghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/daffredcrab.jpgdaffredcrabhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dafffront.jpgdafffronthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/daffquince.jpgdaffquincehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/daffloropetalum.jpgdaffloropetalumhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/daffhellebore.jpgdaffhelleborehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/daffgate.jpgdaffgate2018-03-15T03:08:01+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2018/03/11/natures-caretakers/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/natfoxyfacts.jpgNatFoxyFactshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/natsumsalvsunf.jpgNatSumSalvSunfOur summer wild garden with salvia black and blue and woodland sunflower; not seen, joepyeweed, ironweed and native St. johnsworthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/natskipper.jpgNatSkipperSkipper on Turtlehead, or Chelone glabra late summerhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/natmonbut.jpgNatmonbuthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/natfoxhome.jpgNatFoxHomehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/natfoxtrash.jpgNatFoxTrashhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/natfoxstory.jpgNatFoxStoryhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/natfoxpesticide.jpgNatFoxpesticidehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/natfoxcompost.jpgNatFoxComposthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/natfoxsew.jpgNatFoxSew2018-03-15T03:19:37+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/great-gardens/paris-luxembourg-garden/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/parluxstatlib1.jpgParLuxStatLibThe original modelhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/parluxmarriage.jpgParLuxMarriagehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/parluxplant11.jpgParLuxPlant1https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/parluxbed.jpgParLuxBedhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/parluxgrotto.jpgParLuxGrottohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/parluxbench.jpgParLuxBenchhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/parluxrunguard.jpgParLuxRunGuardAnother activity unimaginable in the 1600s https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/parluxpalacesus.jpgParLuxPalaceSushttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/parluxlionger.jpgParLuxliongerhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/parluxfount.jpgParLuxFount2018-02-14T19:09:05+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/great-gardens/paris-promenade-plantee/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/parpppond.jpgParPPPondhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/parppwhiterose.jpgParPPWhiterosehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/parppturret.jpgParPPTurrethttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/parpprosetuteur.jpgParPPRoseTuteurhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/parpppathback.jpgParPPPathBackhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/parppstreet.jpgParPPStreethttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/parppazal.jpgParPPazalhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/parppweigrose.jpgParPPWeigRoseWeigela and Roseshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/parppchimneys.jpgParPPChimneyshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/parpppathseat.jpgParPPPathSeat2018-02-12T00:43:16+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/2014/08/13/from-beach-sand-to-clay-pots/2018-01-31T19:28:18+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2017/03/10/the-whiny-gardener/2018-01-29T16:44:05+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2018/01/25/paris-is-for-gardeners-too/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/par1leshalles.jpgPar1LesHallesLes Halles, one of the world's most impressive shopping malls, more underground than above ground. Lonely in the rainhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/par1ponstmich.jpgPar1PonStMichPont Saint-Michel and the Ile de la Cite during a quiet eveninghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/parjarmock1.jpgParJarMockLovely mock orange bloomshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/par1invfire.jpgPar1InvfireNobody's noticing! Palais Grand in the backgroundhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/par1montalley.jpgPar1Montalleyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/par1hotdevil.jpgPar1HotdeVilThe ancient and the modern. Hotel deVille, original site of City of Paris headquarterssince 1357, this building dates from 17th century,faithfully reconstructed in 19th century after firehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/parflow8leshalgard.jpgParFlow8LesHalGardGardens in the rain at Les Halleshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/parflow8grpal.jpgParFlow8GrPalThe Grand Palaishttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/parflow7quai.jpgParFlow7quaiA garden on the Seinehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/parflow6.jpgParFlow62018-01-27T17:45:09+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/great-gardens/paris-musee-rodin-the-garden/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pargarrodspirit.jpgParGarRodSpiritThe Spirit of Eternal Reposehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pargarrodsky.jpgParGarRodSkyA lacework tower near the entrance, with dome of Les Invalides and Eiffel Tower in the backgroundhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pargarrodlor.jpgParGarRodLorThe artist, Claude Lorraine, a contemporary of Rodinhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pargarrodgate.jpgParGarRodGateThe Gates of Hell based on Dante's Divine Comedyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pargarrodaer2.jpgParGarRodAer2Formal gardens north of the museumhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pargarrodshad.jpgParGarRodShadThe Three Shades in bronze, first appeared atop the Gates of Hellhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pargarrodbalz.jpgParGarRodBalzThe revered writer Honore de Balzac, genius distilled is tough to appreciate. Rodin's commission was revoked andhe never saw the bronze was casthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pargarrodpondhotel.jpgParGarRodPondHotelA view of the Hotel Biron from the pond here Ugolino presides. The mansion was constructed similarly to hotels in Paris at the timehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pargarrodwaltz.jpgParGarRodWaltzThe Waltz, sensuous sculpture by Camille Claudel whom Rodin loved and tried to guide through the male-dominated art worldhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pargarrodmignon.jpgParGarRodmignon2018-01-24T17:24:22+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/2018/01/08/the-big-bomb-cyclone-of-2018/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/bombsnowalk2.jpgBombSnowalk2A clearing in the woodshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/bombhair2.jpgBombHair2Even gardens have really bad hair dayshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/bombwaterlevel.jpgBombWaterLevelNorth winds emptied the slip. Summer water marks high on the bulkheadhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/bombspringlogs.jpgBombSpringLogsTrees uprooted last spring are iced by snowhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/bombslipmess.jpgBombSlipMessSnow dresses up a mess of broken brancheshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/bombpoinsettia.jpgBombpoinsettiaDollar Store poinsettias do all right in the snowhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/bombpitto.jpgBombPittoBent and buried pittosporum, brittle and broken?https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/bombpatterns.jpgBombPatternsPatternshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/bombosmanthus.jpgBombOsmanthusLovely sprouts on osmanthus. Will they survive?https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/bomblogsslip.jpgBomblogsslipLogs from fallen trees exposed in the slip2018-01-10T19:27:41+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2012/08/17/the-grand-hydrangeas-of-ireland/2017-12-13T03:57:35+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2012/07/12/a-letter-to-lovers-of-the-blue/2017-12-13T03:25:23+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/hydrangeas/2-6-the-case-of-the-missing-blooms-ii/2017-12-13T03:09:24+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/hydrangeas/2-9-drying-hydrangeas/2017-12-13T02:42:00+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/hydrangeas/2-7-the-case-of-the-missing-blooms-iii/2018-04-27T07:27:30+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/hydrangeas/2-4-climbing-hydrangea/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/climbhydtwoblooms.jpgclimbhydtwobloomshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/climbhydfall3.jpgClimbhydfall3Golden yellow leaves flicker along the tall trunk of a New Hampshire oak tree in fallhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/climbhydsingle2.jpgclimbhydsingle2A frail looking bloom loaded with fertile flowers surrounded by flashy sepalshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/climbhydbranches4.jpgclimbhydbranches4https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/climbhydstems.jpgclimbhydstemshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/clhydblossoms.jpgclhydblossoms2017-12-13T02:31:49+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/hydrangeas/sweet-little-alice-in-her-white-gown/2017-12-13T02:29:00+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/hydrangeas/hardy-showy-panicle-hydrangeas/2017-12-13T02:26:52+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/hydrangeas/the-belle-of-the-garden/2017-12-13T02:22:14+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/hydrangeas/2017-12-13T02:18:32+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/hydrangeas/2-5the-case-of-the-missing-mophead-blooms-i/2017-12-11T19:30:15+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/hydrangeas/stalking-the-big-blue-blossom/2017-12-11T18:20:50+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/2017/12/04/whizz-bang-ideas-for-garden-clean-up-a-self-help-manual/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cleanvict.jpgCleanVictNext year she brought them insidehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cleanpickax.jpgCleanpickaxOr, you could just use a pick axe to get at the weeds that make you angryhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cleanpickpaillpot.jpgcleanpickpaillpotPickle Pails can also become Great Garden Art. Note the composition; pail in background draws the eye up and over imperfect plantshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cleanpickpail.jpgCleanpickpailIf you just cannot sleek-out the beds because you are too busy preparing your sleek outfits, a strategically placed pickle pail will do the trickhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cleanshovhose.jpgCleanshovhoseA rather attractive distraction, don't you think? Hoses always add a nice touch, shows you are really workinghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cleanbrikpailog.jpgCleanbrikpailogHere is a sample of garden art we call neoprene primitivehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cleanpostholedig.jpgCleanpostholedigA post hole digger can be substituted for a shovel and implies that a fence will be going in soon, though in this case, Bob probably forgot to put it away after digging. Steer people quickly away, before some alert visitor asks why you would put a fence in front of your windowhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cleanstormdam.jpgCleanstormdamIf you are fortunate enough to have a mess like this, be sure to steer people right to it. The "wow" factor will distract them from anything elsehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cleanrust.jpgCleanRustWe planned ahead and purchased this rusty heronfor use in emergency clean-up https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cleanshovel.jpgCleanshovelThis shovel, unfortunately, does not have enought pzzazz2018-01-29T16:27:27+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2017/11/20/new-york-frolics-a-new-series/2017-11-20T22:10:34+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/new-york-frolic/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nyfusdairy.jpgNYFusdairyBanner on a booth at the Union Square Green Markethttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nyfhilin.jpgNYFhilinAlliums on the Hi Line, the latest venture in New York City parkshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nyfpgrampk.jpgNYFPgrampkLate afternoon in lovely Gramercy Park, tucked among brownstones and elegant hotels https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nyfcgchrys.jpgNYFcgchrysChrysanthemums coming into bloom at the ConservatoryGardenhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nyfcgbride.jpgNYFcgbrideA view of Central Park from the Conservatory Gardenhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nyfcl.jpgNYFclStone by stone, parts of the Cloisters were shipped from France and reconstructedhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nyfusflowbooth.jpgNYFusflowboothFlower booth at Union Square Green Market. Too bad we can't carry some goodies home2017-11-20T21:50:47+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/new-york-frolic/central-park-conservatory-garden-part-ii/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cg2engvertbouq.jpgCG2EngVertbouqhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cg2engvert1.jpgCG2EngVerthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cg2engredhedge.jpgCG2Engredhedgehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cg2enggroup.jpgCG2Enggrouphttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cg2engcanna.jpgCG2EngCannahttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cg2engannme.jpgCG2EngAnnMehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cg2enggnarl.jpgCG2Enggnarlhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cg2engannual.jpgCG2Engannualhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cg2enggrass.jpgCG2Enggrasshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cg2engbed.jpgCG2Engbed2017-11-15T22:12:25+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/new-york-frolic/the-cloisters-and-their-gardens/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/clguillcloisdscn4184.jpgCLGuillcloisDSCN4184Interior of the Guillaume Cloister, which is not plantedhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/clbonnflow2.jpgCLBonnFlowBlooms in the Bonnefont Cloisterhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/clcolumns.jpgCLcolumnsIntricate carvings adorn the capitals of the Trie Cloisterhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/clcuxacloisteroverhead.jpgCLcuxacloisteroverheadAerial view of Cuxa Cloisterhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cltriefallcrocuses1.jpgCLTriefallcrocusesAutumn crocuses in the Trie Cloister. Image from Internethttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/clbarnardathiscloist.jpgCLBarnardathisCloistBarnard at the recreation of the Cuxa columns in his museumhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cljohndrockefellerjr.jpgCLJohnDRockefellerJr.John D. Rockefeller Jr.https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/clgeorgegreybarnard1908.jpgCLGeorgeGreyBarnard1908George Grey Barnard in 1908 photohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/clunicorn2.jpgCLunicorn2Even more elaborate is the needlework of silk and silver on this woolen tapestryhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/clunicorn.jpgCLunicornThe unicorn defends himself from attack2017-11-15T18:56:06+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/new-york-frolic/the-high-line/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hlweedbldg.jpgHLWeedBldgNearby roof garden is competing with the show belowhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hlmystery.jpgHLmysteryMystery plant. Woudn't I love to have it!https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hlcrabtrack.jpgHLCrabtrackCrabapples, though part of a planting here, grew wild along the trackshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hlechinacea1.jpgHLechinaceaEchinacea, or coneflower rambles with us aong the trailhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hlstjohns.jpgHLStjohnsSt. Johnswort, but not the nativehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hlglassweeds.jpgHLglassweedsSleek and modern, wild and woollyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hlbuttflywd.jpgHLButtflywdButterflyweed grows happily along the trackshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hlangles.jpgHLanglesGrasses and shrubs, brick and mortar, angles and curveshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hlbetony.jpgHLBetonyBetony finds a spot in the split pavement that echoes a track bedhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hlheuchera.jpgHLheucheraLooks like heuchera villosa wants to take over 2017-11-15T18:35:30+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/new-york-frolic/central-park-conservancy-garden/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cgpoolaround.jpgCGpoolaroundhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cgmagenlarg.jpgCGmagenlarghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cgbed5.jpgCGBed5https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cgboskligust.jpgCGboskligusthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cgrose.jpgCGrosehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cgbed7.jpgCGBed7https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cgmagsun.jpgCGmagsunhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cgbed6.jpgCGBed6https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cgknot.jpgCGknothttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cgbarbclem.jpgCGbarbclem2017-11-14T04:13:35+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/new-york-frolic/the-high-line-part-ii/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hl2yellflow.jpgHL2yellflowA splashy send-off for Autumnhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hl2water.jpgHL2waterWater, too, along the High Line but not a day for wadinghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hl2slippers.jpgHL2slippersThe wild west witch left her spurs and boots herehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hl2grass2.jpgHL2grass2Wish I knew the name of this grasshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hl2bircheuch.jpgHL2bircheuchEarthtones of fading heucheras tand out against gray birch and heuchera create warm fall settinghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hl2astmon1.jpgHL2astmonEven butterflies find the High Linehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hl2mermaid.jpgHL2mermaidhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hl2trumput.jpgHL2TrumPuthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hl2bldgsign1.jpgHL2bldgsignhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hl2brewery.jpgHL2Brewery2017-11-10T17:07:28+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/2017/10/27/a-gardeners-dictionary/2017-10-31T22:46:11+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/great-gardens/philadelphia-chanticleer/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/c0sswoodland.jpgC0SSWoodlandA shady grove for perennials and wetlands plantshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/c0sstennct2.jpgC0SStennCt2Tennis Court Gardenhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/c0sstennisctentry.jpgC0SSTennisCtEntryEntrance to Tennis Court Gardenhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/c0ssruinhyd.jpgC0SSRuinhydClimbing hydrangea makes its way up 'The Ruin'https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/c0ssviewfrom-folly.jpgC0SSviewfrom follyView from 'The Ruinhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/c0sspondarbor.jpgC0SSpondarborPond Arbor. Note handsome handmade highback chairshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/c0sssprhspoarb.jpgC0SSsprhspoarbJapanese maples near the Spring House with view of Pond Arborhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/c0sspond1.jpgC0SSpond1Edge of the Pondhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/c0sshydtrees.jpgC0SShydtreesHydrangeas and inviting woodlands near the Main Househttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/c0sspoolhouse.jpgC0SSpoolhouseReflecting pool near the Main House2017-10-11T21:28:59+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/2017/09/15/september-frolic-in-a-southern-garden/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sepabel251631.jpgSepabel25163A closer look at Canyon Creek abelia, bees and butterflies methodically forage the white flowers surrounded by bright pink sepalshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sepyhbrdmthdscn5249.jpgSepyhbrdmthDSCN5249Hummingbird moth on Chinese abeliahttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sepsparkle5252.jpgSepsparkle5252Tempting berries on Sparkleberry, but of no edible interest until late winterhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/seprainlil5264.jpgSeprainlil5264Reliable white Rain Lilies, bloom and multiply from bulbs in fallhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/seppers5147.jpgSeppers5147'Lance Corporal' persicaria, with chevrons on its leaves, goes wild and crazy in fallhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sepcleth5256.jpgSepcleth5256Woolly summersweet, a magnet for pollinators now gone to seedhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sepclero5164.jpgSepclero5164Harlequin Glory Bower, its dark berries framed by pink calyxes in true gloryhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sepclem50111.jpgSepclem5011Sweet autumn clematis, gone berserk this summer, but so-o fragranthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sepbobcam5268.jpgSepBobcam5268Air layers put on camellia this spring are potted in Septemberhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sepbeg5148.jpgSepbeg5148Angel wing begonia, back from the missing after Hurricane Isabel2017-09-15T02:45:30+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2017/08/25/my-favorite-summer-garden/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/susututphlfen4.jpgSuSututphlfenhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/susuredday.jpgSuSureddayhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/susurudbeck.jpgSuSurudbeckhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/susucrocosmia.jpgSuSucrocosmiahttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/susuyellredday.jpgSuSuyellreddayhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/susubobo.jpgSuSuBoBohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/susudaybord.jpgSuSuDaybordhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/susulacecap.jpgSuSulacecaphttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/susudaymix.jpgSuSudaymixhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/susubirdhou.jpgSuSubirdhou2017-08-28T02:28:51+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/3-propagation-stem-cuttings/3-5-choosing-candidates-for-cuttings/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/c1mourning1.jpgc1mourningA bonus find in our leaf litter. Can you spot the mourning cloaks? They've wintered as adults, emerged in early spring and are beginning to mate2017-08-24T04:52:58+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/3-propagation-stem-cuttings/3-6-taking-cuttings-2/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/image791.jpgImage792017-08-24T04:49:14+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/3-propagation-stem-cuttings/3-7-potting-new-plants/2018-08-03T03:51:00+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/3-propagation-stem-cuttings/3-1-be-kind-to-your-pruners/2023-11-11T03:38:50+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/3-propagation-stem-cuttings/2017-08-23T21:51:03+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/3-propagation-stem-cuttings/3-4-homes-for-cuttings/2017-08-23T21:43:48+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/white-mountains-nh/6-endings-sort-of/2017-08-23T05:16:30+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/white-mountains-nh/5-the-way-back/2017-08-23T05:03:43+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/white-mountains-nh/4-the-plan/2017-08-23T04:54:51+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/white-mountains-nh/2-rock-piles/2017-08-23T04:47:25+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/white-mountains-nh/1-beginnings/2017-08-23T04:38:00+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/white-mountains-nh/2017-08-23T04:02:36+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/white-mountains-nh/3-the-garden/2017-08-23T03:47:41+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/new-york-frolic/edible-food-does-not-grow-in-refrigerators/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/uswool4135.jpgUSwool4135Merino Wool from the Catskillshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/usapple4129.jpgUSapple4129Organic apples, anyone?https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/usfantgard4099.jpgUSFantGard4099Could I resist buying? A mini peace lily found its way into my luggage on the trip homehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/uspeach.jpgUSpeachTruly delectable!https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/uscake4134.jpgUScake4134Scrumptious baked goods based on eastern European recipes (We tried some)https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/uspotato4098.jpgUSpotato4098Tender and new, dug fresh from the fieldhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/usbabybrea4111.jpgUSbabybrea4111Who of us, unless we grow it, has seen fresh baby's breath straight from the field?https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/usboy41051.jpgUSboy4105Hey, I like what they have herehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/usgarlic4153.jpgUSgarlic4153Great variety keeps grower afloat financiallyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/usdairy4130.jpgUSdairy4130Some pointed humor for urbanites2017-08-13T01:09:46+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/2017/08/06/edible-food-does-not-grow-in-refrigerators/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/uskeithstewart-tractor.jpgUSkeithstewart-tractorMowing cover crops, or green manure, planted in April on Keith's farm to nourish the soil for planting in summerhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/uskeith40941.jpgUSKeith4094https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ustomato4988.jpgUStomato4988A great read!2017-08-09T01:29:57+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2017/07/25/a-gardeners-wish-list/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscn1927.jpgDSCN1927Now here's a rabbit that's doing what he should be doing: dining on vinings -- but they're MY vinings: clematis 'Henryi'2017-07-25T19:06:55+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2017/02/09/memories-can-chase-the-brown-blues/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/membobsoil.jpgmembobsoilhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/memchrysglob.jpgmemchrysglobhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/memchrys.jpgmemchryshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/memmgtour.jpgmemmgtourhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/memyuletidesnow.jpgmemyuletidesnowhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/memburf.jpgmemburfhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/memberries.jpgmemberrieshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/memhollytruk.jpgmemhollytrukhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/memmessbt.jpgmemmessbthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/memfroglily.jpgmemfroglily2017-07-06T20:57:49+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2017/06/17/flip-flop-spring/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bclmul3688.jpgBclmul3688https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bclchips3683.jpgBclchips3683https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bclfeed3673.jpgBclfeed3673https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bclacl3663.jpgBclAcl3663https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bclhaul3647.jpgBclhaul3647https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bclmapcut3624.jpgBclmapcut3624https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bclcl3660.jpgBclcl3660https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bclbob3655.jpgBclBob3655https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bdslip3637.jpgBdslip3637https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bdholmap3416.jpgBDholmap34162017-06-21T03:51:53+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2017/05/09/plight-of-a-pickle-pail/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/pickpail2704.jpgpickpail2704What are we doing here? This garden trash is making me itchy. Sh-h-h, they hid us while they show their friends around the garden. Well I hope they come back. Probably nothttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/pickpailline.jpgpickpaillineWaiting their turn. . .https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/pickpailfence.jpgpickpailfencehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/pickpail2.jpgpickpail2Still a couple pails left on the wagon in backgroundhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/wgpail.jpgWGpailAll alone on a late winter day2017-06-12T00:39:45+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2017/04/26/a-gardeners-weather/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gwspirea1.jpgGWspireaBridal wreath spirea, an old shrub, takes more and more territory each year, if we let ithttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gwpnkflalm2.jpgGWpnkflalm2Pink flowering almond, an old favorite in gardens, loves early springhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gwazalea.jpgGWazaleaAn early native azalea, 'Varnadoe'https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gwtentcater.jpgGWtentcaterOh dear, tent caterpillars share the spotlight with jessaminehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gwforgetmenot.jpgGWforgetmenotForgetmenots. I can't get enough of tem. Too soon they go to seed but they come back faithfully each yearhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gwredbud.jpgGWredbudRedbud bloomsburst on a warm sunny day https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gwbeavtree.jpgGWbeavtreeUnfinished beaver business?https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gwforsythia.jpgGWforsythiaA late-blooming forsythia surprises us each year after the early bloomers are gonehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gwpnkflalmnd.jpgGWpnkflalmndPink Flowering almond is another early bloomer, though itwould probably like drier conditions than we can give it https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gwcarjess.jpgGWcarjessWhere there is sunlight, Carolina jessamine festoons the trees in our woods 2017-04-26T20:02:58+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/great-gardens/florence-bobli-gardens/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/bobfork1.jpgbobforkNeptune's "Fountain of the Fork"https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/bobgroscary1.jpgbobgroscaryAgony in the Grottohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/bobgrohel1.jpgbobgrohelLovely statue of Helen and Paris in the Grottohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/bobgro.jpgbobgroThe Grand Grottohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/bobbacchus.jpgbobbacchusMorgantehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/bobrams.jpgbobramsCapricorn, symbol of power in Tuscanyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/bobpots.jpgbobpotsLemon trees and Neptune on the Fountain of the Oceanhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/boboldoak.jpgboboldoakAn ancient oakhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/bobisolotto.jpgbobisolottoAndromeda with Fountain of Ocean in the backgroundhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/bobheadfish.jpgbobheadfishIsolotto, male harpy and fantastic marine animal 2017-02-08T22:43:47+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/2017/01/24/the-weather-outside-can-be-frightful/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/adscn2231.jpgadscn2231The Sun the Sky and the Pineshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/adscn2220.jpgadscn2220Will deep freeze tenderize yaupon holly berries?https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/adscn2210.jpgadscn2210Broken down wax myrtlehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/adscn2206.jpgadscn2206Nandina berries: ice pops for the birds?https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/adscn2204.jpgadscn2204Low water, north winds blew it southhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/adscn2188.jpgadscn2188Ice clasping rose of sharon, one seed lefthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/adscn2177.jpgadscn2177Snow caps our old rusty turtlehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/adscn2171.jpgadscn2171Color frozen for a momenthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/adscn2162.jpgadscn2162More glitterhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/adscn2155.jpgadscn2155Traffic patterns2017-01-31T15:58:50+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2015/02/01/the-blizzard-of-2015/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/adscn1083arm.jpgadscn1083armPathway to our armillary, that tiny stand in the snowhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/a-dscn0002puck.jpga-dscn0002puckOur elf on a pedestal looks like he's been in a snowball fight -- and losthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/adscn1069flag.jpgadscn1069flagAn ironic salute to winterhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/adscn1025lamp.jpgadscn1025lampStems of native wisteria, foreground looks like umbrella spokes2017-01-11T19:03:27+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2016/12/12/october-on-my-mind-still/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/octdew.jpgoctdewhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/octsurpriselil.jpgoctsurpriselilSurprise lillies, lycoris, multiply and brighten the fall gardenhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/octfor.jpgoctforhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/octglobe.jpgoctglobeReflections of autumnhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/octicetrees.jpgocticetreeshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/octasttur.jpgoctastturRoadside escapees taking refuge in our garden, these starry asters complement fall plants https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/octgrassky.jpgoctgrasskyA roadside grass that aways dazzled me in sunshine. I found it at a native nursery, now it oves our ditchttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/octchrysgaz.jpgoctchrysgazhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/octcamwhit.jpgoctcamwhitCamellia sasanqua 'Setsugeki' strong and healthy here, one is actually a treehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/octteaolive.jpgoctteaoliveThousands of Osmanthus fragrans blooms, inconspicuous but heady2016-12-16T02:45:33+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2016/11/28/how-i-got-to-see-the-u-s-botanic-garden/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/washbotbear1.jpgwashbotbearhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/washbotwh.jpgwashbotwhThe White Househttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/washbotsupct.jpgwashbotsupctThe Supreme Courthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/washbotsmiths.jpgwashbotsmithsSmithsonian Castlehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/washbotmon.jpgwashbotmonWashington Monumenthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/washbotlinc.jpgwashbotlincLincoln Memorialhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/washbotgrant.jpgwashbotgrantU.S. Grant on horseback among the bloomshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/washbotcap.jpgwashbotcapThe Capitol Buildinghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/washbotbear.jpgwashbotbearThe conservatory framed by topiary teddy bearshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/washbotvase.jpgwashbotvaseA simple pot of miniature poinsettias and white twigs sets off a reflecting pool of sorts2016-11-28T22:54:00+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2011/10/13/tis-the-season/2016-11-27T18:30:12+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2016/11/14/fifty-ways-to-lose-that-special-plant/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/50hydbed.jpg50hydbedSurprise! This is the After from the sad bed above. Once established the hydrangeas have grown and bloomed welhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/50spireamoprim.jpg50spireamoprimIve never had to coddle spirea japonica. Sun or part shade it's a reliable performer. Here with Missouri primrosehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/50clemlamp.jpg50clemlampI've had this clemais so log I've forgotten its name. By late summer it is playing dead, but it comes back with vim and vigor each spring https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/50moprim.jpg50moprimA friend gave me my first Missouri primrose, which I then shared with Susan and so many others. When I lost it, I gathered rosettes from Susan, who was throwing them out and they've been running wild ever sincehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/50ariadne.jpg50ariadneI could never forgetting planting these pink gump azaleas. Those on the left grew beautifully. Those on the right played dead a lot, so I wound up transplanting them 8 times before successhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/50salvia.jpg50salviaI love salvia, but it doesn't like our heavy wet soil. So far this one is trying, but it is too young to call it a true survivorhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/50canna.jpg50cannaCanna 'Tropicana' wasn't always a standout. Leaf rollers decimated my cannas for years. Lately they are giving me a reprievehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/50purpirisazal.jpg50purpirisazalEarly purple iris is a standout in this area. But it took years before donations from friends survived. Azalea 'George Tabor' in the backgroundhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/50columbine.jpg50columbineThis columbine is an example of a plant I could have steped on accidentally. Fortunately, I didn't.https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/50varssrose.jpg50varssroseA tale of five plants. The variegated Solomon's Seal thrives, the miscanthus 'Morning Light' shines, and the azalea blooms purple each spring. The rose couldn't handle the copetition and the oxeye daisy is only an annual2016-11-27T17:49:30+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2016/10/25/the-weeds-are-laughing-again/2016-11-27T17:51:01+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2016/09/07/umm-good-morning/2016-09-07T18:20:04+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2016/08/08/good-to-the-last-drop/2016-08-19T15:09:27+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2016/07/14/a-day-in-the-garden/2016-07-23T21:23:10+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2011/08/23/king-mullein-rides-high/2016-06-11T18:59:25+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2013/06/09/our-fabulous-plant-sale-2/2016-06-07T23:32:51+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2016/05/19/prom-night/2016-05-19T13:19:30+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2016/02/21/chicago-for-gardeners/2016-04-29T23:19:14+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2016/04/13/spring/2016-04-29T23:05:33+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/great-gardens/chicago-lurie-garden/2016-02-21T03:06:47+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/great-gardens/chicago-botanic-garden/2016-02-21T03:05:19+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/2016/01/01/under-the-garden-spade/2016-01-01T14:27:46+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2015/08/31/the-bee-report/2015-12-10T16:15:57+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2015/11/27/last-monarchs-first-honeybees/2015-11-29T01:17:23+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2015/11/11/missing-summer-already/2015-11-15T21:35:39+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2015/10/21/the-taking-of-a-tree/2015-11-11T02:33:35+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2015/09/07/midsummer-madness/2015-09-29T20:34:35+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/honeybee-news/2015-09-01T13:33:36+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/2015/08/12/st-petersburg-v-from-tar-yards-to-revolution-and-beyond/2016-07-03T04:17:16+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2014/02/13/who-is-killing-the-honeybee-part-i/2015-09-25T07:09:35+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2014/02/14/who-is-killing-the-honeybee-part-ii/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beebeefly.jpgibeefly001p4Another family of pollinators, the beeflieshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beehoverflysyrphid.jpgbeehoverflysyrphidA whole family of flies that pollinate plants, this brightly colored hoverfly is susceptible to systemic pesticideshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beetachinidfly.jpgbeetachinidflyTachinid fly. Yes, flies are great pollinators, toohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beeosmiaribofloris.jpgBeeOsmiariboflorisOsmia ribifloris, an efficient blueberry pollinator, will ingest systemic pesticides from pollen. USDAhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beesphinxmoth.jpgBeesphinxmothAnother great pollinator, the sphinx moth, aka the hummingbird moth, sensitive to pesticides. Kaibera87https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beelacewinglarva1.jpgBeeLacewinglarva1Lacewing larva, aka the "aphid lion" is a voracious feeder on pests. Peter J. Bryanthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beebayeradvanced.jpgbeebayeradvancedActive ingredient in these products for lawns, flowers and vegetables is imidaclopridhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beelacewingadult.jpgbeelacewingadultLow-dose neonics adversely affects native pollinators like this adult lacewing, Peter J. Bryanthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/climbhydtwoblooms.jpgclimbhydtwobloomsClimbing hydrangea: Perfect blooms, perfect leaves2015-08-31T21:10:19+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2014/02/21/what-is-killing-the-honeybee-part-iv/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beehungry1.jpgbeehungryhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beedemolondon.jpgbeedemoLondonBeekeepers march against pesticides in London. theweek.co.ukhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beetakingwithus.jpgbeetakingwithusDo you think they have a right to be angry?https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beehungry.jpgbeehungryThis cartoon says it allhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beefoodgraph.jpgbeefoodgraphHow much we owe the beeshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beesnippetssnappets.jpgbeesnippetssnappetsA world of hazards awaits the honeybee. Snippit.snappitshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beevarroadestructoronhoneybeehost.jpgbeeVarroadestructoronhoneybeehostVarroa destructor on honeybee host,, greatly enlargedhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beemask.jpgbeemaskMaybe this would help?https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beeasterwikicommons.jpgbeeasterwikicommonsIs this aster safe to sip or take pollen from? wikicommonshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beedust-shutterstock.jpgbeedust.ShutterstockDust from treated seeds can be fatal to honeybees. Shutterstock2015-08-31T21:05:22+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2014/02/20/who-is-killing-the-honeybee-part-iii/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beehelp.jpgbeehelpHoney bees and native pollinators are at risk these days. See Part IVhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beefreshair.jpgbeefreshairHoney bees catching some fresh air outside the hive. Celsiashttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beecombweggslarvwiki.jpgbeecombweggslarvwikiComb with eggs and developing larvae. Wikipediahttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beequeen.jpgbeequeenThe queen bee who lays all the eggs for the colony being tended to by worker bees. bees-on-the-net.comhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bee3ag-arizona-edu.jpgbee3ag.arizona.eduFrom left to right, the queen, the male drone who fertilizes the queen, and the female worker bee. ag.arizona.eduhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beesmoke.jpgbeesmokeSmoking the bees calms them down, makes it possible to work with the hive. redicecreations.comhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beeswarm.jpgbeeswarmAnother beautiful sight. Beekeepers will collect swarms for hives. Beneficial Bugs of NAhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beewax-moths.jpgbeeWax MothsComb destroyed by wax moths, aka wax millers, web worms. peacebeefarm.blogspot.comhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beehoneycomb.jpgbeehoneycombIndustrious bees capping honeycomb, a beautiful site2015-08-31T21:02:36+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2015/07/04/st-petersburg-i-first-impressions/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r1meathead.jpgR1MeatheadRussian humor? Pectopah means restaurant and this one is a steakhouse with typical Russian foodhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r1pushhailcab.jpgR1PushHailCabPushkin the poet hailing a cab outside of the Russian Museumhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r1caroline.jpgR1CarolineHow we laughed with Caroline!https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r1singerbldg.jpgR1SingerBldgAnother Nevsky art nouveau landmark, the Singer Building, largest bookshop in the cityhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r1counter.jpgR1counterScrumptious ! Chandelier lights are reflected in the glasshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r1eliseefnevsky.jpgR1EliseefNevskyEliseyev Emporium and food mart, built in 1902, is pure elegance, worth a stophttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r1restaur.jpgR1Restaurhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r1gypsy.jpgR1GypsyNot typical. We would love to have known her story. Note the hammer and sickle on red scarfhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r1crowdnevsky.jpgR1CrowdNevskyThrongs even on Sunday, but the mood is happierhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r1trafficnevsky.jpgR1TrafficNevskyThe Nevsky never sleeps. Sunday traffic2015-08-18T04:35:03+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2015/07/09/st-petersburg-ii-heavenly-coffee-and-historical-whodunnits/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/f2mihc3a1lyzichycoronatalexii1857ermitagedetail.jpgF2MihályZichyCoronatAlexII(1857ermitage)detailA stunning painting by Mihaly Zichy of Alexander's coronation in 1856. Here, the emperor is crowning the empresshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r2the-arrest-of-the-propagandist-1880-891.jpgR2The-Arrest-of-the-Propagandist,-1880-89The Arrest of the Propagandist, 1880-89, courtesy www.ilyarepin.org2015-08-18T04:33:39+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2015/07/17/st-petersburg-iii-the-neva-runs-through-it/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r3stisacdomeday.jpgR3StIsacdomedayThe walk back was easy. We kept our eyes on St. Isaac's dome. Picture taken the previous dayhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r3folkdanc.jpgR3FolkDancThis folk dance presentation -- in a palace, of course --was a lot of fun https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r3bronzhrsmn.jpgR3BronzHrsmnhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r3smolny.jpgR3smolnySmolnyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r3bridgop3.jpgR3BridgOp3https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r3bridopen.jpgR3BridOpenBridge openinghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r3wintpalnght.jpgR3WintPalNghtThe Winter Palacehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r3stisaacs4.jpgR3stisaacs4Our heads swiveled as we took in the opulencehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r3stisaacs5.jpgR3stisaacs5Columns of precious minerals and incredibly beautiful iconshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r3stissacs2.jpgR3stissacs2The classic dome2015-08-18T04:32:05+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2015/07/21/st-petersburg-iv-a-church-a-museum-and-sunday-in-the-garden/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r4bargehaulvolga2.jpgR4BargeHaulVolga2Barge Haulers on the Volgahttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r4sumpalpet.jpgR4SumPalPetPeter's Summer Palace at the edge of the Summer Garden. He loved this simple palace, the only original building standing today, now a museumhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r4parklatt.jpgR4ParkLattA bosquethttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r4parkwreath.jpgR4ParkWreathAutumn leaves are collected and enjoyed in wreaths people are carryinghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r4bride3.jpgR4Bride3Another strolling couplehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r4mikgard.jpgR4MikGardA peek into Mikhailovsky Gardens adjacent to the Summer Gardens and near the Church on the Spilled Bloodhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r4parkfount.jpgR4ParkFountFountains turned off for the winterhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r4bride2.jpgR4Bride2Happy Day!https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r4parkpix.jpgR4ParkPixPictures, pictures everyone's taking pictures. We had a snack at this pavillionhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r4parkstatu.jpgR4ParkStatuSurrounded by statues, Susan takes pictures. Note treillage fronting greenery2015-08-18T04:29:59+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/great-gardens/russia-catherine-palace-and-garden/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/r4cathiigard.jpgR4CathIIGardCatherine the Great with her whippet dog in her gardens, oil by Vladimir Borovikovsky c 1794. Chesme Column in the background commemorates Russian naval victories in Turkeyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rcawwii.jpgRCaWWIIhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rcaherm2.jpgRCaHermhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rcasceneadm.jpgRCaSceneAdmhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rcafallcolor.jpgRCaFallColorhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rcastatstruc.jpgRCaStatStruchttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rcastatstair.jpgRCaStatStairhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rcagardner.jpgRCaGardnerhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rcaphilosoph.jpgRCaPhilosophhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rcacamwatluigipremazzi1855.jpgRCaCamWatLuigiPremazzi18552015-08-18T04:25:14+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/3-propagation-stem-cuttings/3-3-soilless-media/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/media-soils-garden-blend.jpgmedia-soils-garden-blendBlack gold for Growinghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mediascreener.jpgmediascreenerScreening pine bark at the manufacturing planthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mediapinebarklarge.jpgmediapinebarklargeToo large for rooting mediahttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mediascreened-pine-bark.jpgmediascreened-pine-barkhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/medeqptpmperlverm.jpgmedeqptpmperlvermEqual parts peat moss, perlite and vermiculitehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mediapinebark38in.jpgmediapinebark38inPine bark screened to 3/8 inch or less, good for rooting mediahttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mediapromix.jpgmediapromixhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mediaperlitemicro.jpgmediaperlitemicroUnprocessed perlite is a naturally occurring volcanic glass. When heated,it can expand to 20 times its original volumehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mediaperlitesupercoarse.jpgmediaperlitesupercoarseWe add coarse perlite to our mixeshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mediaperlsmmedlg.jpgmediaperlsmmedlgA comparison of fine, medium and coarse perlite, important for good drainage.2015-08-03T22:52:59+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/3-propagation-stem-cuttings/3-2-using-hormones/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/hormexnono.jpghormexnonoTempting to dip into the bottle, but don't do ithttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/image50.jpgImage50Spireas root readily with weak hormone solution if you catch them before new growth has hardened offhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/image471.jpgImage47Azaleas root readily on current season's growth. After Hurricane Isabel, it helped to have a few small ones to replace losseshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/image47.jpgImage47Azaleas root readily on current year's growth. It helped afterHurricane Isabel to have a supply of small plants to replace losseshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/cmonek1.jpgcmonekNote the small jar used for dipping according to directions providedhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/cmonek.jpgcmonekhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dipngro.jpgdipngroLiquid rooting hormonehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/powdercutting.jpgpowdercuttingUsing a brush to apply powder, instead of rolling cutting in the powderhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/hormex.jpgHormexAnother type of rooting powderhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/rootoneproducts.jpgRootoneProducts2015-08-03T22:50:13+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/2015/02/20/the-lollapalooza-month/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/febdustpin.jpgFebdustpinhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/febicybranch.jpgFebicybranchhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/febcrepbright.jpgFebCrepbrighthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/febquince.jpgFebquincehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/febcrepmyrtblue.jpgFebcrepmyrtbluehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/febsparkle.jpgFebsparklehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/febbobdrag.jpgFebbobdraghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/febblkbrokpine.jpgFebblkbrokpinehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/febhbdfeedicic.jpgFebhbdfeedicichttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/febmailbox.jpgFebmailbox2016-02-19T13:06:26+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2015/02/13/the-lost-month/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/losmonholly.jpgLosMonHollyIlex s 'HL 10-90' Christmas Jewel TM https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/losmondaffs.jpgLosMonDaffsHarbingers of springhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/losmonsummpern.jpgLosMonSummPernViewer Discretionhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/losmonspicebud.jpgLosMonSpiceBudLindera benzoin, spicebush budshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/losmonhelleb.jpgLosMonHelleb'Hellebore orientalishttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/losmonazal2.jpgLosMonAzal2Viewer Discretionhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/losmonkerria.jpgLosMonKerriaKerria japonica 'Pleniflora'https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/losmonsparkle.jpgLosMonSparkleIlex x verticillata "Sparkleberry' (hybrid holly)https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/losmonquinbuds.jpgLosMonQuinBudsBuds on Chaenomeles speciosa 'Jet Trail' https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/losmonchrys.jpgLosMonChrys2015-02-13T18:36:20+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2014/12/25/we-left-our-hearts/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/santile.jpgSANtileA beautiful and powerful statementhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sanheart.jpgSANheartWe always seemed to find our way to Union Square, where, maybe, our hearts can be foundhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sangirlonbus1.jpgSangirlonbushttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sancable2.jpgSANCable2They grip those 300-pound levers and they take photos, toohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sangirlonbus.jpgSangirlonbusThe girl with blue hair on the bus. Photo by Susanhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image031.jpgImage03We have great respect for these guys. Photo by Susanhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sanvictsteps.jpgSANVictstepsAfter climbing Nob Hill we were happy to retreat to photographyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sanembarcad.jpgSANembarcadAn evening stroll along the Embarcadero. Hard to believe this is all on fillhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sanptdlady.jpgSANPtdLadySomebody likes to paint. . .https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sancoit.jpgSANcoitAmazing detail2014-12-25T21:52:00+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/great-gardens/san-francisco-botanical-garden/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sfbg17.jpgSFBG17https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sfbg16.jpgSFBG16https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sfbg15.jpgSFBG15https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sfbg14.jpgSFBG14https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sfbg13.jpgSFBG13https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sfbg12.jpgSFBG12https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sfbg11.jpgSFBG11https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sfbg10.jpgSFBG10https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sfbg9.jpgSFBG9https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sfbg8.jpgSFBG82014-12-12T02:26:24+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/great-gardens/san-francisco-japanese-tea-garden/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image021.jpgImage02https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image02.jpgImage02https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image01.jpgImage01https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/jg161924house.jpgJG161924househttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/jg1191900susbridg.jpgJG1191900SusBridghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/jg152689stepston.jpgJG152689stepstonhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/jg142700steps.jpgJG142700stepshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/jg141857koi.jpgJG141857koihttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/jg131919prunpin.jpgJG131919prunpinhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/jg121874prunpin.jpgJG121874prunpin2014-12-10T16:26:30+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/2014/10/22/serendipity-twice-around/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/trioturthintpink.jpgTrioturthintpinkJust a hint of pink as white turtlehead flowers maturehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/trioturtseedpods.jpgTrioturtseedpodsTurtlehead seed pods develop in the order of bloom, from bottom to tophttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/triobluedone.jpgTriobluedoneSorry folks, a terrible picture but it clearly shows the rosettes that will (hopefully) carry through winter for new plants next yearhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/triobluelobfull.jpgTriobluelobfullA bushy plant, courtesy of a deer pincherhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/triobluelobelia.jpgTriobluelobeliaMy mystery plant, appropriately veiled by wayward heavy metal panic grasshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/trioturtgroup.jpgTrioturtgroupI could deadhead, but they are having such a good time here I won't disturb themhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/triowhiteturtle.jpgTriowhiteturtleWhite turtlehead, (chelone glabra) a newcomer to the garden loves the moist spot it's inhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/triopinkturtle.jpgTriopinkturtleA stunner fighting for territory against Goliaths of the gardenhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/trioasterlycoris.jpgTrioasterlycorisThis year it's sharing center stage with lycorishttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/trioaster.jpgTrioasterStars scatteronce again in my late summer garden2014-10-22T20:08:18+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2014/09/07/a-pollinators-heaven/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/plantbuzturk.jpgPlantbuzturkThe always unfurled blooms of Turks cap remind me of pinwheels. Is the long pistil poking fun at us?https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/plantbuzjoeold.jpgplantbuzjoeoldMaybe not so pretty as in its prime, joepye weed's fuzzy brown seed heads are food for many birdshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/plantbuzper2.jpgPlantbuzper2Seen in afternoon sun, perilla shineshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/plantbuzboltper.jpgPlantbuzboltperBy October the bed is a mass of boltonia and perilla blooms calling all pollinators for a late-season snackhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/plantbuzturkper.jpgPlantbuzturkperTurks cap and perilla hopped into the bed, so they stayedhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/plantbuzswall.jpgPlantbuzswallOne of my all-time favorites, (butterflies, too) little Joepye weedhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/messaster.jpgmessasterLast to bloom is my starry aster, may be the last taste of pollen for many before cold weather sets inhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sunswampsun.jpgsunswampsunSwamp sunflower, a late fall bloomer, thrives in our ditchhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/plantbuzgreeneyecone.jpgPlantbuzgreeneyeconeInsects and finches put on a show outside our window when they visit cut leaf coneflower https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/plantbuxskullcap.jpgPlantbuxskullcapNative skullcap is another favorite with pollinators, grows elsewhere in our garden2014-09-14T04:38:50+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2014/07/02/evolution-of-a-gardener/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/evggoodnestonepark1.jpgEVGGoodnestoneParkMasterful artistry and control at the entrance to Goodnestone Park, but few percs for wildlifehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image331.jpgImage331Late afternoon in spring, the gate is open, we can move forward one step at a timehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/evggoodnestonepark.jpgEVGGoodnestoneParkMasterful artistry and control at the entrance to Goodnestone Park in southeast England offer few percs for wildlife https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/evgbayer.jpgEvgBayerNew chemicals on the shelves, neonicotinoids, easy-to-use, long-lived, beckon gardeners who want to maintain "decorum"https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/evgfrogs2.jpgEVGfrogs2Contentment at the edge of our little pondhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/evgskullwiki.jpgEVGskullwikihttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/evgmantfemwiki.jpgEVGmantfemwikiFemale praying mantis (Wikipedia photo)https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/evgmanteggcasewiki.jpgEVGmanteggcasewikiPraying mantis egg case (Wikipedia photo)https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/evgnatazal.jpgEvgnatazalFlame azaleas native to eastern woodlands do not need an arsenal of chemicals to keep them happy 2014-07-02T04:03:51+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2014/06/24/all-that-glitters/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image32.jpgImage32Hanging in the garden, beads glued back to back,, survived squirrel anticshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscn22001.jpgDSCN2200Sailing under a blue skyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image33.jpgImage33Red/black/crystal hanging above Ariadne in the pondhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscn21831.jpgDSCN2183Even without sparkle from sunshine, the suncatcher is pretty. This could hang in a window https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image34.jpgImage34Work is well along. Dangles attached to rings and mirrors glued back to back in placehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscn2191.jpgDSCN2191Here's a layout of dangles that will differ in length when hung https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscn21781.jpgDSCN2178Playing. . .https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscn2176.jpgDSCN2176Nearly complete. . .https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscn2166.jpgDSCN2166Some of the supplies we usedhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscn2167.jpgDSCN2167Samples of beads we purchased before we cut them apart to begin designing2014-06-25T18:34:35+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2013/12/28/planting-tulips-at-christmastime/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/tulipaclusianajgrimshawgardiar.jpgtulipaclusianajgrimshawgardiarPretty but retiring tulipa clusiana, photo from John Grimshaw's Garden Journalhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/tulipcray.jpgtulipcrayCharlie Crayfish has built his "castle" not 20 feet from my tulips, reminds me of what our soil is like beneath the composthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/tulip2012.jpgtulip2012Tulips in our garden in 2012https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/tulipslongwood.jpgtulipslongwoodTulips at Longwood Gardens, Pennsylvaniahttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/tulipskeukenhofgardneth.jpgtulipskeukenhofgardNethTulips at Keukenhof Gardens in the Netherlandshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/tulipshersheygardens.jpgtulipshersheygardensTulips at Hershey Gardens in Pennsylvaniahttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/tulippinkholl.jpgtulippinkhollVisions of tulips next spring2014-01-03T19:26:37+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2013/11/06/the-gentlest-of-seasons/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/autumncamhanajiman.jpgautumncamhanajimanCamellia 'hana jiman', another bright spot in the garden https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/autumnpinkchrysbed.jpgautumnpinkchrysbedSoft pink chrysanthemums outshine aged fernshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/autumnexochordia.jpgautumnexochordiaEdgeworthia buds, formed in summer, will break in winter, smell heavenlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/autumnvibcarlesii.jpgautumnvibcarlesiiViburnum carlesii's berries are an added bonus to the plant's fragrant spring flowershttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/autumnlimilight.jpgautumnlimilightHydrangea 'Limelight' still welcomes visitors along the front pathhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/autumnhelianthus.jpgautumnhelianthusHelianthus maximiliani, a tall, lateblooming perennial sunflower rarely needs stakinghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/autumnperilla.jpgautumnperillaPerilla spreads its mischief. I'll be sorry next spring but look at it nowhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/autumnchrysbee.jpgautumnchrysbeeOne of the busy bees on a full blown chrysanthemumhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/autumnastchrys.jpgautumnastchrysBright chrysanthemums among wild asters brighten my tired gardenhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/autumnazalcat.jpgautumnazalcat2013-11-14T21:52:49+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2013/08/11/the-dances-of-summer/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/buttsilvspotskip31.jpgbuttsilvspotskip3https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/butttigmvert.jpgbutttigmverthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/buttargiop.jpgbuttargiophttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/buttimperialmoth.jpgbuttimperialmothhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/buttsilvspotskip3.jpgbuttsilvspotskip32014-02-09T14:50:46+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2013/08/02/the-taming-of-the-garden/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/messaster.jpgmessasterThis roadside aster escaped into my beds, knowing I am a softie, becomes a froth of white in fallhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/messliztail.jpgmessliztailLizard tail, a pretty native needs to stay in ponds because it really would take over an entire yardhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/messelephear.jpgmesselephearWe ignored the elephant ear poking timidly up in spring. The bold look is grand, but not all over the gardenhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/messinvisfenc.jpgmessinvisfencThe "invisible fence" keeps plants in tow naturally. Available on line and at K Mart.https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/messcreepchar.jpgmesscreepcharCreeping Charley, nice groundcover but it will cover your plants, toohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/messtrumpvineocraisljnl.jpgmesstrumpvineocraisljnlBefore Isabel clobbered so many pine trees, blooms of trumpet vine fed hummingbirds. It's still trying to find trees. Ocracoke Island Journal photohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/messrudbeckia.jpgmessrudbeckiaRudbeckia holds its own against wire grasshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/messcrossvinwillcook.jpgmesscrossvinwillcookCrossvine once covered an old locust with blooms, now it puts roots down everywhere. Will Cook photo https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/messmullein.jpgmessmulleinA spire of mullein. See why I get in trouble?https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/messdaylily.jpgmessdaylilyOnce bloom is gone, the daylilies are cut close2013-08-03T02:53:22+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2013/07/18/time-and-the-osprey-and-the-shadbush/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ospreynestfeedcornell.jpgospreynestfeedcornellA new cycle of life. Cornell Ornithology Lab photohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ospreyshadct.jpgOspreyShadCTThe shad, a spring mealtime staple in springhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ospreyberrieswildman.jpgOspreyberriesWildmanLuscious berries. Photo by Wildmanhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ospreyshadbush4.jpgOspreyshadbush4Small but beautifulhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ospreyshadsky.jpgospreyshadskyShadbush blossoms against a spring skyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/osprey-photo-2.jpgosprey-photo-2Fishinghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ospreynestpacwildlffdtn.jpgospreynestpacwildlffdtnMother stays on the nest while Father goes fishinghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/osprey_652_600x450.jpgosprey_652_600x450Osprey preparing to dive. NASA photo2013-07-18T11:23:17+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2013/07/11/midsummer-lights/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/fireflyphotinusstemfirefly-org.jpgfireflyphotinusstemfirefly.orgSex is not safe in firefly land. The species pictured preys on other species, answering males and devouring them when they close in. www.firefly.org2013-07-17T21:46:51+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2013/06/26/sunbeams-in-my-garden/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sundaylily.jpgsundaylily2013-07-06T19:59:04+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2013/02/22/castles-in-clay/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/crayvil.jpgcrayvilPart of the "village" poking out of the weeds in springhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/craynew.jpgcraynewCharley's immediate response to the repairhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/crayrepair.jpgcrayrepairBob filling the black hole and refitting bricks to the path.https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/crayburrow.jpgcrayburrowNot exactly the holes we'd want for plants. Technically speaking, Charley is a chimney crayfish. The castles are mini-slag piles. Picture from Golden Guide to Pond Lifehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/craypix.jpgcraypixLookin' mighty tasty. Picture cropped from an old Golden Guide to Pondlifehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/crayhole.jpgcrayholeThe black hole underneath our walkwayhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/crayditch.jpgcrayditchInto the ditch!https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/craygarage.jpgcraygarageAn elegant tower near the house. Note spitballs.https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/crayborder.jpgcrayborderAn old castle2013-04-14T03:37:09+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2012/09/18/great-gardens/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/introireland.jpgIntroIrelandIreland. . .https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/introsouthcarolina.jpgIntroSouthCarolinaSouth Carolina. . .https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/introfrance.jpgIntroFranceFrance. . .https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/introcanada.jpgIntroCanadaCanada. . .https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/intropennsylvania.jpgIntroPennsylvaniaPennsylvania. . .https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/introengland.jpgIntroEnglandEngland. . .2013-02-12T01:44:52+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2013/01/30/a-garden-at-thetop-of-the-world/2013-01-30T20:03:21+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2012/11/07/spunky-and-pokey-fawns-of-the-year/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/wtdeerdamage.jpgWTdeerdamageProbably the work of Spunky's mom. Note leaves are stripped but blossoms remain in tact, commonly the case. Too much aluminum in the blooms?https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/wtinfotoakleaf.jpgWTinfoToakLeafTender new oak leaves with only small amounts of tannins are one favorite among many low-fiber shoots and leaves. Acorns, too, though not a steady diet, as overload on tannins can be poisonous. Suwanee River Ranch photohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/wtbuckr.jpgwtbuckRThis is just about how our buck looked, smaller rack though, coming out of the woods very determined. Photo from Suwanee River Ranchhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/wtinfolblossom1.jpgWTinfoLblossomMoments after birth the fawns are up and starting to nurse. Another great photo from Suwanee River Ranch, Floridahttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/wtinfolblossomfawns.jpgWTinfoLblossomFawnsGreat picture of newborns on Suwanee River Ranch, Florida, Good website for information on deer life historyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/wtintowoods2.jpgwtintowoods2Well, she's waiting. I guess I'll have to go nowhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/wtmama2.jpgwtmama2Meanwhile, on these first visits, Mom waits patiently for the fawns to follow herhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/wtlooking2.jpgwtlooking2Spunky, on one of his first visits to the garden2012-11-07T18:03:36+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2012/08/04/more-meatballs-and-lollipops-please/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/spiderwebrepair.jpgSpiderWebRepairThat spider won't give up repairing the web no matter how many times we crash throughhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/agastachebee.jpgagastachebeeAgastache blooms are pit stops for all sorts of bees and beneficial waspshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/cardinalflower.jpgcardinalflowerCardinal flower emerges happy with all the rain. A favorite with hummingbirdshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/elderberries.jpgelderberriesAlmost ripe elderberries, backed by a tangle of clematis, Virginia creeper and wax myrtle are out of deer's reach but will soon be devoured by our resident mockingbirdhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/crepmyrtlavbeat.jpgcrepmyrtlavbeatAt least the deer keave crepe myrtle alone. This lavender low-grower got banged up in a downpourhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/trumpetceeperhouse.jpgtrumpetceeperhouseAt least our trumpet creeper isn't invading the house. Pretty, though, and people pay money to grow it. Photo from U of Illinois Extension sitehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/nyironweed.jpgNYIronweedNew York ironweed muscling its way into a hydrangea, splays over the path, but the hummingbirds like it . . . https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/spiderwebgood.jpgSpiderWebGoodWe duck this web near the front door each morninghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/fennelbloomhibisc.jpgfennelbloomhibiscFennel bloom fronts a victim of jungle life: once pretty now chewed up hibiscus moscheutos https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/fennelbloom.jpgfennelbloom2012-11-01T17:46:23+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2012/10/23/dead-leaves-garden-heroes-2/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/leavesmicrobesjpeg.jpgleavesmicrobesjpegDramatic collage of soil microbes put together by Aurora MacRae-Crerar, doctoral student in Korea. Check out piremongolia.wordpress.com2012-10-23T19:20:45+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/great-gardens/ireland-powerscourt-gardens/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1614palmtrees.jpg1614palmtreeshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1613longbedgate.jpg1613longbedgatehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1612fountaingate.jpg1612fountaingatehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1611obelisk.jpg1611obeliskhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1598longbed.jpg1598longbedhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1601longbed.jpg1601longbedhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1594gooldenrod.jpg1594gooldenrodhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1590bedgate.jpg1590bedgatehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1588longbedin.jpg1588longbedinhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1585longbed.jpg1585longbed2012-09-21T04:18:39+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/great-gardens/ireland-kylemore-abbey/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/woodsbeyond.jpgwoodsbeyondhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/freesia.jpgfreesiahttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/veggarden.jpgveggardenhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sheep.jpgsheephttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/meadowsweetspirea.jpgmeadowsweetspireahttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/longviewwall.jpglongviewwallhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/patterns.jpgpatternshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/medherbs.jpgmedherbshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/longviewglass.jpglongviewglasshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hydrangeas.jpghydrangeas2012-09-18T18:35:51+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/2012/09/14/intrigue-at-the-blue-mist-discos/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mistgallardia.jpgmistgallardiaAnother coup, gallardia, this from a sandy road sidehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mistbuttprob1.jpgMistbuttprobAnother visitor to mistflower. Note the curled proboscis, or straw that the butterfly uses to drink nectarhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mistanemone.jpgmistanemoneJapanese anemone is another gift from Jeanhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mistcoreopsis.jpgmistcoreopsisJean shared her coreopsis which splashed through her garden in springhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mistbug.jpgmistbugThese bugs are all over the flowershttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mistskip2.jpgmistskip2This funny little fellow is a frequent visitorhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mistbumbee.jpgmistbumbeeA meal for a bumblebeehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mistredbutt2.jpgMistRedButtNative mistflower is a magnate for bees and butterflieshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mistbuttprob.jpgMistbuttprobhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mistredclov1.jpgmistredclovAn early prize from our roadside escapades2012-09-17T02:03:49+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2011/07/03/the-great-wild-ride-our-hydrangeas-took/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/hlongshot41.jpgHLongshot4Our Hydrangea Garden Todayhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/hoakleaf4.jpgHOakleaf4Native to southeastern woodlands, Hydrangea quercifolia 'Alice' is a dependable bloomer in the right sitehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/hgrayswoo4.jpgHGrayswoo4Three Hydrangea serratas 'Grayswood' make a splash along our path with their lacecap bloomshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/hgrayswood4.jpgHGrayswood4https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/hmarie3.jpgHmarie3Hydrangea macrophylla 'Mariesii' was one of the first lacecaps we acquiredhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/hpia21.jpgHPia2Hydrangea macrophylla 'Pia,' a diminutive mophead to about three feet, maintains its bright red color https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/hpanic6.jpgHPanic6Hydrangea paniculata 'Pink Diamond' reaches for the skyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/hannabel3.jpgHAnnabel3Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' brightens shady nooks2012-08-20T23:41:39+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2012/06/07/plants-for-pennies/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/hookedplantsale.jpghookedplantsaleOur plant salehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/image56.jpgImage56Our nursery overflows with offspringhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/hookedsign.jpgHookedsignDo you suppose they mean ME?https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/hookedcranvib.jpgHookedcranvibCranberry viburnum, its spring bloom as luscious as its fall berrieshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/hookeddrspirea.jpghookeddrspireaDouble reeves spirea, a slip of a gift from campus, now full-grown in our garden plays off a salmon-pink azaleahttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/hookednewcastle.jpghookedNewCastleHow could I resist this lovely hydrangea?https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/image31.jpgImage31Spirea shibori, one of my first successes2012-07-08T22:15:57+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/isabel-2/the-storm/isabel/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/roof-repair1.jpgRoof RepairFinally, a return to routine life without a blue tarp https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/fishkill1.jpgfishkillCollateral Damagehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/obxhouse2.jpgobxhouseSearching for valuables among litter from a crumpled vacation home https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/200px-edentonnccrop1.jpg200px-Edenton,NCcropExtensive damage like this often caused people to abandon homeshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/renovation1.jpgrenovationVolunteers make repairs to a damaged churchhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hurricanenorthcarolina1.jpghurricane+north+carolinaAn aerial view of Kitty Hawk showing damage, flooding--and especially blue tarpshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/powerlines21.jpgPowerLines2A familiar vista, given the number of trees in wooded, rural areashttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/disaster-relief1.jpgdisaster reliefEfficient, Caring, Welcomehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/flagdamages1.jpgflagdamagesSomehow, this American flag managed to survive the windshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/300px-isabel_disaster1.jpg300px-Isabel_DisasterAlmost half the area of the state qualifies for disaster relief after the storm2013-06-08T21:32:09+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/garden-strolls-2/autumn-rebirth/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image88.jpgImage88https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image169.jpgImage169https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image87.jpgImage87https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image42.jpgImage42https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image45.jpgImage45https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image194.jpgImage194https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image193.jpgImage193https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image192.jpgImage192https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image189.jpgImage189https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image186.jpgImage1862021-03-10T16:00:45+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/garden-strolls-2/summers-dog-days/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image71.jpgImage71https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image129.jpgImage129https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image78.jpgImage78https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image128.jpgImage128https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image83.jpgImage83https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image81.jpgImage81https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image84.jpgImage84https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image162.jpgImage162https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image127.jpgImage127https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image104.jpgImage1042012-05-29T00:00:31+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/garden-strolls-2/garden-strolls/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/image23rr.jpgImage23RRhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/image22rr.jpgImage22RRhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/image21rr.jpgImage21RRhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/image19rr.jpgImage19RRhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/image17rr.jpgImage17RRhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/image16rr.jpgImage16RRhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/image13rr.jpgImage13RRhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/image07rr.jpgImage07RRhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/image06rr.jpgImage06RRhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/image05rr.jpgImage05RR2012-05-28T23:59:46+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/garden-strolls-2/winter-wonderland/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/wgazglob2.jpgWgazglob2https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/wgazglobsno.jpgWgazglobsnohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/wgazglobfull.jpgWgazglobfullhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/wscenbath.jpgWscenbathhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/whousback.jpgWhousbackhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/wscenegnom.jpgWscenegnomhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/wtallpine.jpgWtallpinehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/wsnoscene.jpgWsnoscenehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/wporch.jpgWPorchhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/wsnobranlght.jpgWsnobranlght2012-05-28T23:59:08+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/isabel-2/eight-years-later/watchers-of-the-woods/2022-11-28T21:06:21+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/isabel-2/eight-years-later/life-in-the-garden/2012-05-28T23:53:43+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/isabel-2/eight-years-later/seasons-of-change/2012-05-28T23:52:53+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/isabel-2/moving-forward/what-do-we-do-now/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/signpost.jpgsignpostOur personal favoritehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/stepsinback1.jpgstepsinbackNew paths and steps are taking shapehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/boblaypaths.jpgBoblaypathsBob sets out to lay some pathshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/gazglobfrosted.jpggazglobfrostedNow that's a focal point, frosted after a cold winter's nighthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/crushedcanoe.jpgcrushedcanoeOur focal pointhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dwarfs.jpgdwarfsWe suspect these dwarfs rather enjoyed their assignmenthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/uprooted-trees.jpguprooted treesCan't complain. Many mounds had already been hauled awayhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mound.jpgmoundThe Great Root Mounds at the shorelinehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/messcleared2.jpgmesscleared2The dark wood were suddenly empty, except for. . .2012-05-28T23:51:48+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/isabel-2/moving-forward/let-them-have-daffodils/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/daffodils.jpgDaffodilsDaffodils next springhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/fence2.jpgfence2Or repaired fences. . .https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/hollymess.jpghollymessOr tried to figure a way to rescue this hollyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bobdock1.jpgBobdockWhile I planted daffodils, Bob repaired the dock. . .https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/azaleadkwoods.jpgazaleadkwoodsAzaleas at the edgeof the woods, 2001 photohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/clearedback.jpgclearedbackAll clear! Well, mostly.https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cleanup5.jpgcleanup5Clearing begins. . . https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mess1.jpgmessThis would be where daffodils would go. . .2012-05-28T23:50:47+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/isabel-2/moving-forward/the-gift/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/turtlesonlogperq.jpgturtlesonlogPerqIn this picture turtles are hanging out on a log in a local river. In our slip they scramble when we pick up a camera https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/slipclearwave2.jpgslipclearwave2Trees look thin because they've lost their leaves. Briar still in tacthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/wildernessspring.jpgwildernessspringOur view a year before Isabelhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/slipclearwave.jpgslipclearwaveThe log is freehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/slipclearsaw.jpgslipclearsawMaking the cuthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/slipclear3.jpgslipclear3Tree man and helper back from checking out an overhanging loghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/logjam.jpglogjamhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/azalfmgaz.jpgazalfmgazViw from gazebo a year before Isabelhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/gazeboclem.jpggazeboclemSweet autumn clematis in the early years2012-05-28T23:48:58+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/isabel-2/moving-forward/the-great-crash/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/gardenbefore.jpggardenbeforeWould the magic return?https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/despair.jpgdespairWhat Do We Do Now?https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/image86.jpgImage86View from the Arborhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/image89.jpgImage89A winter snow barely disguises the broken landhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/image55.jpgImage55Trees tangled in the sliphttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/image96.jpgImage96A mound, one of severalhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/image108.jpgImage108Chain saws worked overtimehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cleanup51.jpgcleanup5Hard workershttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/image1141.jpgImage114The Back Yard2013-03-06T14:00:03+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/isabel-2/moving-forward/to-everything-there-is-a-season/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/leaflesstree31.jpgleaflesstree3Leafless trees in soft evening lighthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/leaflesstree3.jpgleaflesstree3https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/impatiens.jpgimpatiensImpatiens bloomed with abandonhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/fall-color.jpgfall colorThe western sun catches these trees, but only for a momenthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/elderberry.jpgelderberryElderberries wait to be devoured by the mockingbirdhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/virginiacreeper.jpgvirginiacreeperVirginia creeper leaves, tossed about by the storm, change to vibrant red on cuehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/beautyberry.jpgbeautyberryFall beautyberries glow in an afternoon sun2012-05-28T23:47:23+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/isabel-2/chaos-and-clean-up/sir-stump-and-grinder/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/puck21.jpgPuck2Yes, Puck survived the storm and guards our garden on an old stumphttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/stumpgrindtruck.jpgstumpgrindtruckHitched to a truck, grinder races home (Internet photo)https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/stumpgrinder8a.jpgstumpgrinder8AChips fly as the stump is ground along with roots below the surfacehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/stumpgrinder2a.jpgstumpgrinder2ANot the sleek stallion one might expect for a knighthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/stepsinback.jpgstepsinbackWe attempt to build paths. Houses across the canal are now visiblehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/image62.jpgImage62One of many...chain saw always humming2012-05-28T23:46:36+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/isabel-2/chaos-and-clean-up/the-captain-and-ranger/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/nandina2.jpgnandina2Nandina berries are great for holiday decorationshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/crabapplesnow.jpgcrabapplesnowSnow in spring as blossoms fallhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/brickpath.jpgbrickpathThe finished path. Holly hedge around statuary was pruned hard two years priorhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/hollypansies.jpghollypansiesNote the "sticks" (holly) behind the pansieshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/shoanoasaki.jpgshoanoasakiThis reliable bloomer replaced the nandinahttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ranger.jpgrangerRanger plastered with debris but otherwise ready for actionhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/juniperfront.jpgjuniperfrontHolly invading juniper, juniper invading path by 2003https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/frontbed2.jpgFrontBed2Still behaving themselves in 1994https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/earlyhouse2.jpgearlyhouse2The garden bed in 1991https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/frontcleanup.jpgfrontcleanupShrubs that survived the storm often did not survive the cleanup2012-05-28T23:45:41+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/isabel-2/chaos-and-clean-up/losing-trees-finding-trees-saving-trees-felling-trees/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/treecutisabel3.jpgtreecutIsabel3Final cut of the dayhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/treecutisabel.jpgtreecutIsabelBalancing as the tree bendshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/leaners.jpgleanersHigh winds and embedded tornadoes twisted and cracked most of these treeshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/deckflow.jpgdeckflowThe fenced-in deck in early summerhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sweetgumdeck.jpgsweetgumdeckThe 80-foot culprit barely missed the garagehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/backyardwoods.jpgbackyardwoodsThe vista in spring. Note pine with confederate jasmine to lefthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mess.jpgmessA challenge to findind and rescue shrubshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/takingdownmaple.jpgtakingdownmapleTaking down the maplehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/crabapple.jpgcrabappleThe crabapple five years laterhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/camellia-standing1.jpgcamellia standingCamellia upright. Work crew in background2012-05-28T23:44:52+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/isabel-2/chaos-and-clean-up/the-grand-plan/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/woodthrush1.jpgwoodthrushWood thrush catching a meal before he leaves for Mexico? Internet photohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pileated1.jpgpileatedPileated catching a meal from a downed log. Internet photohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/roadsidecleanup.jpgroadsidecleanupLovely to sit and watch other people workhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/image08.jpgImage08Sometimes the work seemed never-endinghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/woodthrush.jpgwoodthrushWood thrush lingering for a last bite before flying south. Internet photohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pileated.jpgpileatedThe pileated woodpecker enjoys an easy meal after Isabelhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/edgers.jpgedgersBob creating a pile of edgers from tulip tree brancheshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/magmounds.jpgMagmoundsThe Magnificent Mounds threatened to bury ushttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/magmound2.jpgmagmound2https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/piles.jpgpilesThe piles of litter began to threaten us2012-05-28T23:44:02+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/isabel-2/chaos-and-clean-up/strangers-in-the-garden/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/osprey.jpgospreyA welcome sign of life, this soaring osprey (Photo by Bill Bergen)https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/asentinel1.jpgasentinelThe goofy sentinel guarding the shredded treeshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/asentinel.jpgasentinelhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/image19.jpgImage19There is a fence under the rubble. Note the surviving pineshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/gardenpaths.jpggardenpathsAzaleas and woodland plants under the pineshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/image51.jpgImage51Where do we start?https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/crabspring1.jpgcrabspringOur Norman Rockwell tree. Each spring its blossoms cover the ground with "snow"https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/hummerfeeder.jpghummerfeederOur first view of the backyardhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/image211.jpgImage21Bob tries to make heads or tails of the jumblehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/battered-crab.jpgBattered crabThe battered crabapple2012-05-28T23:43:00+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/isabel-2/the-storm/oh-say-can-you-see/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hydranggreat.jpghydranggreatOur backyard in July before Isabelhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/confedjastreespring.jpgconfedjastreespringTaken in spring from our gazebo, the "confederate jasmine" pine tree in the background https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/twintreesvert2.jpgtwintreesvertGarden landmarks gonehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/messfrmporch2.jpgmessfrmporch2Another view from the porchhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/messfromporch.jpgmessfromporchA view from the porch. The roads were not much betterhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/gazglobtree.jpggazglobtreeThe gazing globe looks small next to the heavy tree branch that fell, just missing ithttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bench.jpgbenchLook closely. In the background you will see the bench bobbing in the waterhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/twintreesvert1.jpgtwintreesvertA landmark in the garden goes downhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/twintreesvert.jpgtwintreesverthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/eyevortices1.jpgEyevorticesWithin the 40-mile-wide eye are unusual spinning vortices. Are they adding to the power of Isabel?2012-05-28T23:42:14+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/isabel-2/the-storm/musings-before-the-storm/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/sedum2.jpgsedumVolunteer northern sea oats vie with sedum Autumn Joy for starring roles; sedum winshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/sedum1.jpgsedumhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/darkwoodsnursery.jpgdarkwoodsnurseryOur propagation nursery nestled among the pines, pictured here before our first Plant Sale and Open House Benefit the previous Mayhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/darkwoodsspring.jpgdarkwoodsspringThe dark woods create a backdrop for our garden before Isabelhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/pineshouse.jpgpineshouseTrees framing the house would be gone in two dayshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/gazebodock.jpggazebodockLooking back from the water in mellow sunlight of late afternoon. We never thought to photograph the glittering behind ushttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/puck.jpgPuckThe guardian of our garden, Puck was swaddled in a blanket when he flew with us from Englandhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/sedum.jpgsedumhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/yellow-asters.jpgYellow astersStarry blooms outshine their neighbors who are flattened underneathhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/gazingglobephlox.jpggazingglobephloxA late-blooming phlox is reflected in the afternoon glow of a gazing globe2017-03-02T21:27:48+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/isabel-2/eight-years-later/2012-05-28T22:16:20+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/isabel-2/moving-forward/2012-05-28T22:13:26+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/isabel-2/chaos-and-clean-up/2012-05-28T22:11:44+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/isabel-2/the-storm/2012-05-28T22:08:58+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/2012/02/28/love-is-in-the-air/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/common-loon.jpgcommon loonThe Common loon spends his summers nestng in northern waters. Photo by Michael Cummingshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/piedbillsinkbetter.jpgpiedbillsinkbetterGradually he will sink out of sight, until only his eyes and beak are above water, a truly ancient periscope. Photo by Mike Conghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/hooded_merganser_female_2222.jpghooded_merganser_female_2222https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/hooded-merganser-with-crayfish.jpghooded-merganser-with-crayfishSuccess! Photo by Paul Janosi, Digital Nature and Wildlife Photographyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/merganserpairlockwood.jpgmerganserpairlockwoodDifferences between male and female are clear in this fine acrylic painting on board by George Lockwoodhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/pie_billed_young_grebesj.jpgpie_billed_young_grebeSJYoung are striped and closely follow parents, even piggybacking rides. Photo by Jim Flynn, Root Resourceshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/piedbillgrsink.jpgpiedbillgrsinkSlowly sinking to avoid danger. Air is released from feathers and "lungs." Brad and Lynn's Field Photos. Herpindiego.comhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/pie_billed_grebe_on_nestsj.jpgpie_billed_grebe_on_nestSJThe nest is anchored to mats of floating vegetation that in time stains the pale eggs and camouflages them. Photo by Anthony Mercieca, Root Resourceshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/pied-bill-grebegoodlight.jpgpied-bill grebegoodlightThis stunning photo captures the qualities of the pied-bill grebe: chicken-like striped beak, diminutive tail and chunky body.2012-05-28T02:32:56+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2012/03/15/the-weed-that-can-snare-a-gardener/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/lemonbalm.jpglemonbalmAnother ubiquitous weed, lemon balm, touted by garden writers years ago. Citrus odor when leaves are handled is its redeeming quality. Nice crushed in a glass of white wine.https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/herbrobert.jpgherbrobertAnother cutie that took me in. Herb Robert. I actually paid money for this one. Such a cheery spreader, but easy to pull. Oregon Dept of Agriculture photo. https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/herbrobert1.jpgherbrobert1https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/lessercelandineroots.jpglessercelandinerootsA healthy sample. Stems may look tough but they release willingly. Photo at www.fosc.orghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/lesscelhyd.jpglesscelhydIt loves colonizing shrubs like this still dormant hydrangea, probably because the plant has been regularly fertilized and watered.https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/lesscelpath.jpglesscelpathI created this bed! How I loved it.https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/lesscelgood.jpglesscelgoodWhat a show in late winter here in North Carolinahttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/marsh_marigold.jpgmarsh_marigoldThis lovely native is a bright spot in wet areas. 2014-11-01T12:30:14+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2012/03/30/in-praise-of-winter-stalwarts/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/wsquince.jpgwsquinceCommon Quincehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/wsspireaogonfall.jpgwsspireaogonfallhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/wswinterdaphne.jpgwswinterdaphneWinter Daphnehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/wswinterhoneysuck.jpgwswinterhoneysuckWinter Honeysucklehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/wsspireaogon2.jpgwsspireaogon2Spirea 'Ogon'https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/wsloropetalum.jpgwsloropetalumLoropetalum var. rubrum 'Ruby'https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/wsanticipation.jpgwsanticipationCamellia japonica 'Anticipation'https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/wsquinjettrail.jpgwsquinjettrailQuince 'Jet Trail'https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/wsmagleonmess.jpgwsmagleonmessMagnolia 'Leonard Messel'https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/wsmagnoljane.jpgwsmagnoljaneMagnolia 'Jane'2012-05-28T00:59:40+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2012/05/27/to-the-trenches-mates-for-the-annual-hosta-slug-fest/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hostalunamoth.jpghostalunamothWho can deny the utter beauty of this luna moth. Photo from Lifeinthenorthwoods.comhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hostawoods.jpghostawoodsThis path in our woods takes us through sweet gum, hickory, ironwood, hophornbeam, pine, holly, one old oak, and blueberry busheshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hostadiatomsmicroscope1.jpgHostaDiatomsmicroscopeDiatoms under the microscope. Still, today, these exquisite phytoplankton, are the critical foundation for all life in the oceans. NOAA photohttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hostadiatomsmicroscope.jpgHostaDiatomsmicroscopehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hostadiatearth.jpghostadiatearthMy high-tech supplies. The bag is several years old but the contents are still good.https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hostapail.jpghostapailBob is a purist and collected only the best. I threw in the pine cones--heck, they're spikey, too.https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hostaballstump.jpghostaballstumpGumballs on a sweet gum stump. Top two show wear and tear. Bottom two are worthy of gilding or weaponryhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hostaslug.jpghostaslugGreat shot by Jeff Hahnhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hostaeaten.jpghostaeatenNote gumballs arranged thoughtfully in litter. Two days after this picture was taken the leaf on the left was riddled with slug bites.https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hostarabbits.jpghostarabbitsThey're off! To the Prize!2012-05-28T00:45:49+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2012/01/14/the-visitor/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/pied-bill-young.jpgpied-bill youngIf our pied-bill is solo and silent in winter, but busy and noisy in summer. Photo by Ed Bustya.https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/piedbillwyoung.jpgpiedbillwyoungWhile they are young the chicks get a ride on Mom's back. Photo by Jan Scoffhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/piedbillchicks.jpgpiedbillchicksFlashy chicks emerge after 27 days in eggs laid in a floating nesthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/pied-billfamily.jpgpied-billfamilyAll in the family. Male feeding the young on the back of the female. Photo by Gregory Peterson, National Geographic 2011 Contesthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/pied-billed-grebe-8601.jpgpied-billed-grebe-8601This meal will be a big one for the pied-bill. Internet photo.https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/pied-billed20grebe.jpgPied-billed GrebeThe casual stripe on his bill give the pied-bill grebe his name. Photo by Gerrit Vyn, Cornell Lab of Ornithology 2012-01-14T01:06:32+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/isabel-2/2011-09-23T21:00:11+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/2011/08/25/isabels-storyx/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/image111.jpgImage111A tamer front yard todayhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/image451.jpgImage45A tamer front yard todayhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/image45.jpgImage45The pines on the roof did less damage than first suspected, thanks to an elderly crabapple tree that blocked themhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/image551.jpgImage55Our backyard after Isabel swept throughhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/image55.jpgImage55https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/map3.jpgMap2011-09-21T03:24:59+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2011/07/21/sweet-sweet-sounds-of-summer/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/birdnestclay.jpgbirdnestclayThis well crafted nest, reinforced with mud, once held a clutch of robinshttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/juvdownywildsidnattourblg-e1311278173540.jpgjuvdownywildsidnattourblgJuvenile downy woodpecker. Photo from Wildside Nature Tours bloghttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/hummernestpretty.jpghummernestprettyTaken in quieter times, before hatching.Eggs the size of peas. Photo from the Internethttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/birdbox.jpgbirdboxThe original wren home was this bird house. Somebody's gray hair and slivers of black plastic were part of the nesthttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/juvenile-titmouse.jpgjuvenile titmouseThis little guy needs some friends. Photo by Matthew Highhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/juvenile-cardinalporch.jpgjuvenile cardinalporchWilson (Army Gal) caught this young cardinal foraging on her porchhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/birdnesgrcrfly.jpgbirdnesgrcrflyProbably a Great Crested Flycatcher nest. Snakeskin in the foreground is often present in their nests. https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/birdadultnest.jpgBirdadultnestHome sweet home for a hatchling until he too joins the wide world. Photo from the Internet2011-07-21T20:26:22+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2011/04/01/life-at-a-birdfeeder-can-get-complicated/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/birdwren.jpgBirdwrenCarolina Wren from a photograph by Steve and David Maskowskihttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/birdblujay.jpgBirdBlujayBlue Jays from artwork by Jerry Gademushttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/birdcard.jpgBirdCardMale and Female Cardinals from artwork by Russell Cobanehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/birdchick.jpgBirdChickBlack-capped Chickadees from artwork by Bradley Jackson2011-04-01T00:21:59+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2011/02/22/top-tom-turkey-thinks-hes-rocky-balboa/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/turkey61.jpgTurkey6On the road again. . .https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/turkey6.jpgTurkey6On the road again. . .https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/turkey5.jpgturkey5A handsome female checking out the grass for seedhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/turkey32.jpgTurkey3Female Turkeys spend a relaxing fall afternoon in Susan's gardenhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/turkey31.jpgTurkey3Female turkeys relaxing in Susan's garden on a fall afternoon2011-02-22T03:51:44+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2011/01/07/rake-out-the-old-bring-in-the-new/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/image277.jpgImage277Easy care beds on the left, high maintenance bed to the right are slowly crowding out the lawn.https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/image281.jpgImage281Stunning.This bed needs deadheading and watering to look topnotch. Note hose in background.https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/image282.jpgImage282This bed, a mix of hydrangeas, azalea and daylilyies requires some care but is manageable https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/image278.jpgImage278Azaleas in woodlands glow in winter sun with minimal carehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/image276.jpgImage276Azaleas blooming under pines, easy-care eye appealhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/image279.jpgImage279Our neighbor's empty bench. But she has fun playing in her fish pond.https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/image280.jpgImage280Empty seats. Still corked wine bottle2011-01-11T17:51:46+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2010/12/26/this-land-is-our-land/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/spiderweb3.jpgSpiderWeb3Repairing a web we disrupted as we meandered https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/deer.jpgDeerCaught in the act. The pretty Annabelle hydrangea in the background had not yet been devoured https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/raccoons3mike1.jpgRaccoons3mikehttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/raccoons3mike.jpgRaccoons3mike2010-12-26T14:51:00+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/2010/11/06/great-expectations-2/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/blogclearbob2-11.jpgBlogClearBob2 (1)Clearing a small section of the back yardhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/blogcanal.jpgBlogCanalThe wild banks our canalhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/blogpath31.jpgBlogPath3Our finished path one sunny spring day2010-12-26T01:09:53+00:00monthlyhttps://aheronsgarden.com/garden-strolls-2/2010-12-21T00:20:45+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.com/about/https://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/usrudbeckia.jpgUsRudbeckiaA tender moment in the gardenhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/mgtour.jpgMGTourMaster Gardeners on a rainy tour of our gardenhttps://aheronsgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/image238.jpgImage238More recently, hiking Arches National Monument2016-04-03T18:12:28+00:00weekly0.6https://aheronsgarden.comdaily1.02025-10-26T16:07:52+00:00