South, as in the state of Georgia, and so you won’t hear me complaining about the interminable reappearance of cold in Ohio. Staying with my son who has a nice property right within Atlanta, he is like many young professionals, who just doesn’t feel the desire for lots of yardwork. Yet, he likes the idea […]
Southern USA
Winter Hazel, Bee Balm, and pesky Privet
This will be the last post of my stroll around my yard, and the many so-called“problem” plants in the old landscaping around the house. it seems that nuisanceand problem are words applied primarily to a plant with aggressively spreading habits.most people generally prefer gardens without this type of intruder. i have found,over and over, that […]
the South-side Pariahs
first, i must explain that i don’t have a digital camera. i use myold minolta 35mm with complete satisfaction, and have beenphotographing my farm,and its many residents of all kinds for years. i don’t have have ascanner either, nor the inclination to go through the manydusty boxes of photos, looking for that perfect picture…i guess […]
Old-Fashioned Nuisance Plants
magnolia, althea, yarrow and money-plant….i decided to take a walk around the old house today observing my world. i live in a typical old, sprawling, one-story southern farmhouse, with wide porches to the south and west. when i moved here, the landscaping told me someone once lived here who loved flowers and shrubbery. a hundred […]
