Starting in June, the Perry Farm is yellow. Yellow with coreopsis. Yellow with black-eyed Susan and yellow coneflower. Yellow with partridge pea and six kinds of goldenrod. There is so much yellow that I have to go looking for the outliers. That patch of red? Royal catchfly and cardinal flowers. That clump of orange? Butterfly... Continue Reading →
Heaven (heaven). I’m in heaven. . . .
July has been an especially lush month in the garden. All the plants are blooming and bearing, and there is much more greenery than soil now. This year we built a small patio at the south end of the garden, made from flat chunks of limestone we hauled up out of the creek bed. This... Continue Reading →