Herbaceous peonies are lusciously and clumsily spilling over in various parts of the gardens. First . . . a long row of peonies . . . the remnants of an old bed . . . running down towards the 'Middle Meadow Garden' . . . seem to hold a buttery glow within their plentiful and wholesome whorls. Below along the 'Terrace Path' leading up to the 'Upper Garden' . . . a lovely single peony survives beneath French lilacs . . . smiling . . . in hopes that as I pass by . . . I might … [Read more...]
Glimpses of North and Middle Garden Walkabouts
Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' Gray Catbird Eggs - Second Brood Rosa Rugosa Thermopsis villosa and White Birch before Walnut Hill Chipping Sparrow in Nest Chipping Sparrow Eggs Rosa Virginiana Female Indigo Bunting and Nestlings in a Peony! Inidgo Bunting Nestlings - More on these later on. Tree Swallow Nestling Nearly Fledged Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nikko Blue' Looking through Middle Gardens and Tree Swallow Nestbox towards Mount … [Read more...]
