Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Fieldhaven Flowers and Fruit 5-26-09

More rain has arrived. Most of the mowable yard has been mowed at least once, though. Now we're trying to remove some of the brush from places that need extra work before they can be mowed.

Near end of bloom: violets, black raspberries, poppies, honeysuckle, iris

Full bloom: rugosa roses (dark pink and white), red clover, wild strawberries, chives, comfrey, petunias, marigolds, blue lobelia, pansies, torenia, moss rose, snapdragons, zinnias, blackberries, white peonies, multiflora rose

Beginning bloom: million bells, white clover

Green fruit: pie cherries, wild strawberries, saskatoon serviceberry, Criterion apple, mulberry, black raspberry, gold currant, rugosa roses

The rugosa roses produce an abundance of large orange-red hips.

Some of the herbs are getting big enough to pick. When I cut the grass around the wagonwheel garden, I took the oregano that had grown out of bounds and hung it to dry. Also, I saw the first fireflies here last night.

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  • 3 comments
asakiyume

asakiyume

May 27 2009, 12:44:35 UTC 12 years ago

<3 fireflies<3
ysabetwordsmith

Yes!

ysabetwordsmith

May 27 2009, 16:56:06 UTC 12 years ago

One reason we leave part of the yard in tall grass is because it attracts more fireflies. They don't like short grass. We always have way more than the fields around us.
asakiyume

Re: Yes!

asakiyume

May 27 2009, 17:01:59 UTC 12 years ago

I know! I love going out to meadows to see them. It's one of summer's most beautiful sights.