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
We Went South …and now I’m wondering
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 […]
