Life at The Perry Farm
Rough Blazing Star (Liatris aspera) It's been a while. I have several good excuses, but the best one is this: I’ve been a very busy writer, and that's made me an unreliable blogger. Late last year, The Heartland Review Press published a chapbook of my poems called The Country We Live In. Many of the poems... Continue Reading →
I know nothing about horses, but I do know something about wildflowers: They’re beautiful, enticing, intoxicating. Which is what Riley, the runaway horse, discovered after travelling four miles in search of a boyfriend. She opted for our patch of native forbs and grasses instead, fifty unfenced acres where she could run around and kick up... Continue Reading →
This was the first year we grew only native plants on our 100-acre farm. Our expectations were low: It takes several years for the natives to establish themselves, and in the meantime, the weeds that herbicides used to keep at bay are having a, well, field day. But mixed in with the foxtail and horse... Continue Reading →
M. H. Perry 