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Taken in our garden earlier this Autumn.
Helenium is a genus of annuals and deciduous herbaceous perennials in the sunflower family native to the Americas.
They bear yellow or orange daisy-like composite flowers. A number of these species (particularly Helenium autumnale) have the common name sneezeweed, based on the former use of their dried leaves in making snuff. It was inhaled to cause sneezing that would supposedly rid the body of evil spirits. Larger species may grow up to 2 metres (6.6 ft) tall.
The genus is named for Helen of Troy, daughter of Zeus and Leda.
Helenium species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Phymatopus behrensii.
Cultivation
Numerous cultivars have been developed for garden use - mainly from H. autumnale and H. bigelovii. They are useful for late summer and fall bloom, usually in less formal compositions. They are appropriate for native gardens in areas where they are indigenous, and they look wonderfully in bouquets. Annual species are easily grown from seed, and perennials should be divided every year in order to retain their vigor. The soil should be fertile with a generous amount of organic manner in the form of compost, manure or other decayed organic matter in addition to, perhaps, an application of a complete fertilizer in spring. Heleniums should be grown in full sun average to moist soil with good drainage. They are drought tolerant, but should be watered on planting and regularly until established. The following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-
'Baudirektor Linne'[10]
'Blütentisch'[11]
'Butterpat'[12]
'Feuersiegel'[13]
'Gartensonne'[14]
'Karneol'[15]
'Moerheim Beauty'[16]
'Ring of Fire'[17]
'Rubinzwerg'[18]
'Sahin's Early Flowerer'[19]
'Waltraut'[20]
'Wesergold'[21]
Helenium Hybrid has brilliant yellow petals surrounding spherical brown cones covered with golden pollen. It grows to 0.9 metres (3 ft) tall and takes up about 0.6 metres (2 ft) of space, the hardiness zone rating is 4-9. Its Flowers appear for six weeks from mid to late summer and attract butterflies in droves. It provides a splash of colour when many other perennials are starting to fade, it may accompany ornamental grasses, Phlox and Liatris.
The UK National Collection of Heleniums is located at Yew Tree House, Hall Lane, Hankelow. near Audlem in Cheshire.
For further information please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helenium
The Manure pile and the Rainbow
île Chevrière, Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire, Angers-Loire-Métropole, Maine-et-Loire, France
October 2021 - Edited and uploaded 2021/10/09
A brightly colored little redstart that was quite active in the evening. He flew from front of us to behind us giving this opportunity to shoot in golden light.
This is another Himalayan, cold weather bird and think we found it at its Southernmost point of residence in India. Its found much of southern China and parts of Myanmar.
We spotted it around several berry trees where there were a good number of insects. Also in the same area were several small mounds of Donkey/Wild horse manure which is used for hearth fires. And that also helps the bird in finding insects - a diet which is quite common to many redstarts / small birds in that area.
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Industrial agriculture manure run off killed my parents 20 acre pond. Now no frogs or fish it bubbles methane. It was part of a property with a wide variety of unique biomes with flora and fauna that were VERY rare. Indiana is the most polluting and polluted state in the country...and fewest environmental regulation...and Mike Pence and Dan Qualye and 70% are Trumpster
A large non-migratory lark found across Eurasia and Northern Africa. This one was a lifer for me.
There are several larks in India which have crests like this, so the Id is confusing for many. But for this, there is little doubt since it is quite large - the size of a bunting - rather than the size of a large sparrow which most other larks are. It is only found in a few western states of India. We sighted them several times foraging in the desert or dry lands. In fact in the salty desert of Kutch, this was the only bird found in good numbers.
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The farmer was about to flail the hedgerows and edges of the fields so this was the last chance of photographing the Chicory or any other flowering plants as they were right in the firing range. However, the majority of plants had begun to go over and had set seed which the flail would disperse over the ground ready for next year.
Here we have an old field type manure spreader languishing on the prairie. It’s day has come and gone. Farmers like to jokingly say that this is the only implement that the dealer won’t stand behind. :-)
Helenium is a genus of annuals and deciduous herbaceous perennials in the sunflower family native to the Americas.
They bear yellow or orange daisy-like composite flowers. A number of these species (particularly Helenium autumnale) have the common name sneezeweed, based on the former use of their dried leaves in making snuff. It was inhaled to cause sneezing that would supposedly rid the body of evil spirits. Larger species may grow up to 2 metres (6.6 ft) tall.
The genus is named for Helen of Troy, daughter of Zeus and Leda. Helenium species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Phymatopus behrensii.
Numerous cultivars have been developed for garden use - mainly from H. autumnale and H. bigelovii. They are useful for late summer and fall bloom, usually in less formal compositions. They are appropriate for native gardens in areas where they are indigenous, and they look wonderfully in bouquets. Annual species are easily grown from seed, and perennials should be divided every year in order to retain their vigor. The soil should be fertile with a generous amount of organic manner in the form of compost, manure or other decayed organic matter in addition to, perhaps, an application of a complete fertilizer in spring. Heleniums should be grown in full sun average to moist soil with good drainage. They are drought tolerant, but should be watered on planting and regularly until established. The following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-
'Baudirektor Linne'[10]
'Blütentisch'[11]
'Butterpat'[12]
'Feuersiegel'[13]
'Gartensonne'[14]
'Karneol'[15]
'Moerheim Beauty'[16]
'Ring of Fire'[17]
'Rubinzwerg'[18]
'Sahin's Early Flowerer'[19]
'Waltraut'[20]
'Wesergold'[21]
Helenium Hybrid has brilliant yellow petals surrounding spherical brown cones covered with golden pollen. It grows to 0.9 metres (3 ft) tall and takes up about 0.6 metres (2 ft) of space, the hardiness zone rating is 4-9. Its Flowers appear for six weeks from mid to late summer and attract butterflies in droves. It provides a splash of colour when many other perennials are starting to fade, it may accompany ornamental grasses, Phlox and Liatris.
The UK National Collection of Heleniums is located at Yew Tree House, Hall Lane, Hankelow near Audlem in Cheshire.
For further information please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helenium and www.saga.co.uk/magazine/home-garden/gardening/plants/pere...
These heleniums were photographed at Pashley Manor Gardens. At Pashley you will discover 11 acres of beautiful borders and vistas – the culmination of a lifetime of passion for gardening, an appetite for beauty and an admiration of the tradition of the English Country garden. These graceful gardens, on the border of Sussex and Kent, are family owned and maintained – visitors often express delight at the attention to detail displayed throughout and the intimate, peaceful atmosphere.
All the ingredients of the English Country Garden are present – sweeping herbaceous borders, ha-ha, well maintained lawns, box hedges, espaliered rose walk, historic walled garden, inspiring kitchen garden, venerable trees and the Grade I listed house as a backdrop. The gardens are a haven for wildlife – bees, butterflies and small birds as well as moor hens, ducks and a black swan. Then, of course, the plants! Borders overflowing with perennials and annuals – the look changing through the seasons, but always abundantly filled, and each garden ‘room’ planted in a different colour theme.
Pashley is also renowned for fantastic displays of tulips, roses and dahlias. Our annual Tulip Festival features more than 48,000 tulips this year! During Special Rose Week over a hundred varieties of rose swathe the walls, climb obelisks and bloom in flower beds. Then in late summer our Dahlia Days event transforms the gardens once more with bountiful, brightly coloured dahlias in every border and pot.
Add to all this a Café and Terrace with excellent garden views, serving delicious homemade lunches, scones and cakes; Sculpture and Art Exhibitions; a Gift Shop with Plant Sales; and a friendly, knowledgeable team waiting to welcome you, and the recipe for a wonderful day out is complete.
For more information please visit www.pashleymanorgardens.com/
On the field across from us, we have just watched a weeks worth of haying. Last night was the final part of this process. And the worst! This is the spreading of manure to prepare the field for the planting of the Corn.
This manure happens to be of the Chicken variety! And it smells. It really smells.
Luckily we had some rain last night that washed away most of the smell and cleared the air.
Here's one of the devil spreaders!
This is the same stable as in my previous photo, but taken from the opposite viewpoint. You can see the manure heap much better and also the "Heinzen" (as the Walser called them): these are the wooden sticks hanging under the roof.
When harvest time came, the grass was cut, the sticks were put up on the meadow and the grass was hung over the sticks to dry and to turn into hay.
You can follow the Walser culture trail in the Kleinwalsertal (the valley where the Walser, the people from the Swiss Wallis came to live) and get information about the old traditions.
I would just like to thank the horses that pass my house for leaving some rather large piles of dung, seems to of done the trick.
Amish man driving a team of black horses - in perfect lockstep - hitched to a manure spreader. After a long morning in the fields, he's heading for home and lunch.
Parkman, Ohio -- Geauga County
The Amish have made their home in Ohio since 1808, when the first settlers moved west from Somerset County in Pennsylvania to settle the hills and valleys of eastern Ohio.
Today, Amish number nearly 60,000 in Ohio, spread across 52 individual settlements and over 400 church districts. Ohio is also home to the highest number of Amish congregations.
Geauga County has the second-largest Amish settlement in Ohio, and the fourth-largest in the nation, numbers well over 80 districts.
This Robin came for a closer look while I finished my flask the other day, yet he would only stand on top of the manure heap! Mobile phone snap as didn't want to scare him off.
Schwaneninvasion auf einem Gründünger-Feld bei Leeheim. Ich habe etwa 200 Tiere gezählt.
Swans' invasion on a green manure field near Leeheim. I counted nearly 200 animals.
This is the most wonderful Green Manure plant called Phacelia tanacetifolia . It is used when veg beds are finished for the year so we seed it with a green manure which puts nutrients back in to the soil. And the added bonus is that the bees go mad for it. I sat for about 30 mins just watching and listening to them being "busy bees"!
This Short Eared-owl didn't mind the farmer in the background injecting manure in the land and just kept on hunting.
Thank's to all who took the time to watch and comment.
Have a nice weekend
Groenbemesting is het telen van planten op een stuk grond om deze vervolgens onder te ploegen of te mulchen. Dit wordt gedaan om het percentage organische stof en het stikstofgehalte in de bodem te verhogen. Een deel van die organische stof wordt in de bodem omgezet in humus.
Green manure is the growing of plants on a plot of land and then the sub-plowing or mulching. This is done in order to increase the percentage of organic matter and the nitrogen content in the soil. A part of that organic matter is converted into humus in the soil.
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“The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure.” - D. H. Lawrence
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Green Manure Crop Phacelia Tanacetifolia
Green Manure Crop Phacelia Tanacetifolia -Still in isolation but I went yesterday for a short drive and came across this purple field, just had to stop - just happened to have the camera with me!
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Green Manure Crop Phacelia Tanacetifolia -
Still in isolation but I went yesterday for a short drive and came across this purple field, just had to stop - just happened to have the camera with me!
Timelessness. Could have been November, but also March. Silver poplar. Farmers spreading manure over the fields. And in the back, the city I live in.
The camera, an old Ikonta, was feeling the same thing, made around 1938 or 39, it was working as if it left the factory yesterday.
Green manure is the targeted cultivation of plants that are usually grown after or between two crops in order to improve the humus and nutrient content of the soil. Originally, this cultivation of so-called catch crops comes from classic arable farming. For example, after harvesting barley or new potatoes in July or early August, fast-growing plants such as phacelia or field mustard can be sown before the field is tilled with rye or wheat from October
The flowers reek of manure; hence the Latin name of our tree. But the fruits and their pods are scentless. The seedpods in the photo are empty of the chestnut-colored pips; they've either been devoured by birds and there are some on the ground. Other are ready to burst.
One last photo from our ON1 office food theme photoshoot. Dan and Whitney's 8 year old daughter made the teacup of fruit and flowers. I thought it looked great on an old manure spreader that sits near the studio.
SN/NC: Trifolium pratense, Fabaceae Family
The name comes from Latin prātum, meaning meadow, red clover, is a herbaceous species of flowering plant in the bean family, Fabaceae. It is native to the Old World, but planted and naturalised in many other regions. It is widely grown as a fodder crop, valued for its nitrogen fixation, which increases soil fertility. For these reasons, it is used as a green manure crop. Several cultivar groups have been selected for agricultural use, mostly derived from T. pratense var. sativum. It has become naturalised in many temperate areas, including the Americas and Australasia as an escape from cultivation.
Due to its beauty, it is used as an ornamental plant. Red clover's flowers and leaves are edible, and can be added as garnishes to any dish. They can be ground into a flour.
The flowers often are used to make jelly and tisanes, and are used in essiac recipes. Their essential oil may be extracted and its unique scent used in aromatherapy. Trifolium pratense is the state flower of Vermont.
O nome vem do latim prātum, que significa prado, trevo vermelho, é uma espécie herbácea de planta com flores da família das leguminosas, Fabaceae. Porisso é conhecida no Brasil como trevo-dos-prados. É nativa do Velho Mundo, mas plantada e naturalizada em muitas outras regiões. É amplamente cultivada como forragem, valorizada por sua fixação de nitrogênio, o que aumenta a fertilidade do solo. Por essas razões, é usada como adubo verde. Vários grupos de cultivares foram selecionados para uso agrícola, principalmente derivados de T. pratense var. sativum. Tornou-se naturalizada em muitas áreas temperadas, incluindo as Américas e a Australásia como uma fuga do cultivo.
Devido à sua beleza, é usada como planta ornamental. As flores e folhas do trevo vermelho são comestíveis e podem ser adicionadas como guarnições a qualquer prato. Elas podem ser moídas em farinha. É uma planta forrageira.
As flores geralmente são usadas para fazer geleias e tisanas e são usadas em receitas de essiac. Seu óleo essencial pode ser extraído e seu aroma único usado em aromaterapia. Trifolium pratense é a flor do estado de Vermont.
El nombre proviene del latín prātum, que significa prado, el trébol rojo, es una especie herbácea de planta con flores de la familia de las leguminosas, Fabaceae. Es originaria del Viejo Mundo, pero se ha plantado y naturalizado en muchas otras regiones. Se cultiva ampliamente como cultivo forrajero, valorado por su fijación de nitrógeno, que aumenta la fertilidad del suelo. Por estas razones, se utiliza como cultivo de abono verde. Se han seleccionado varios grupos de cultivares para uso agrícola, principalmente derivados de T. pratense var. sativum. Se ha naturalizado en muchas áreas templadas, incluidas las Américas y Australasia, como un escape del cultivo.
Debido a su belleza, se utiliza como planta ornamental. Las flores y las hojas del trébol rojo son comestibles y se pueden agregar como guarnición a cualquier plato. Se pueden moler para hacer harina.
Las flores a menudo se usan para hacer gelatina y tisanas, y se usan en recetas de essiac. Su aceite esencial se puede extraer y su aroma único se puede usar en aromaterapia. Trifolium pratense es la flor estatal de Vermont.
De naam komt van het Latijnse prātum, wat weide betekent, rode klaver, is een kruidachtige soort bloeiende plant in de bonenfamilie, Fabaceae. Het is inheems in de Oude Wereld, maar geplant en genaturaliseerd in veel andere regio's. Het wordt veel gekweekt als veevoergewas, gewaardeerd om zijn stikstofbinding, wat de bodemvruchtbaarheid verhoogt. Om deze redenen wordt het gebruikt als groenbemester. Verschillende cultivargroepen zijn geselecteerd voor gebruik in de landbouw, voornamelijk afgeleid van T. pratense var. sativum. Het is genaturaliseerd geworden in veel gematigde gebieden, waaronder Amerika en Australazië als een ontsnapping aan de teelt.
Vanwege zijn schoonheid wordt het gebruikt als sierplant. De bloemen en bladeren van rode klaver zijn eetbaar en kunnen als garnering aan elk gerecht worden toegevoegd. Ze kunnen tot meel worden gemalen.
De bloemen worden vaak gebruikt om gelei en kruidenthee te maken en worden gebruikt in essiac-recepten. Hun etherische olie kan worden geëxtraheerd en de unieke geur kan worden gebruikt in aromatherapie. Trifolium pratense is de staatsbloem van Vermont.
Il nome deriva dal latino prātum, che significa prato, il trifoglio rosso è una specie erbacea di pianta fiorita della famiglia delle Fabaceae. È originario del Vecchio Mondo, ma piantato e naturalizzato in molte altre regioni. È ampiamente coltivato come foraggio, apprezzato per la sua fissazione dell'azoto, che aumenta la fertilità del suolo. Per queste ragioni, è utilizzato come coltura da sovescio. Sono stati selezionati diversi gruppi di cultivar per uso agricolo, per lo più derivati da T. pratense var. sativum. È diventato naturalizzato in molte aree temperate, tra cui le Americhe e l'Australasia come via di fuga dalla coltivazione. Grazie alla sua bellezza, è utilizzato come pianta ornamentale. I fiori e le foglie del trifoglio rosso sono commestibili e possono essere aggiunti come guarnizioni a qualsiasi piatto. Possono essere macinati fino a ottenere una farina. I fiori sono spesso utilizzati per preparare gelatine e tisane e sono usati nelle ricette di essiac. Il loro olio essenziale può essere estratto e il suo profumo unico utilizzato in aromaterapia. Il Trifolium pratense è il fiore dello stato del Vermont.
Der Name kommt aus dem Lateinischen „prātum“, was Wiese bedeutet. Rotklee ist eine krautige Blütenpflanze aus der Familie der Hülsenfrüchtler (Fabaceae). Sie ist in der Alten Welt heimisch, wurde aber in vielen anderen Regionen angepflanzt und eingebürgert. Sie wird häufig als Viehfutter angebaut und wegen ihrer Stickstofffixierung geschätzt, die die Bodenfruchtbarkeit erhöht. Aus diesen Gründen wird sie als Gründüngungspflanze verwendet. Es wurden mehrere Sortengruppen für die landwirtschaftliche Nutzung ausgewählt, die meisten stammen von T. pratense var. sativum ab. Sie wurde in vielen gemäßigten Zonen eingebürgert, darunter in Nord- und Südamerika und Australasien, als Ausweichmöglichkeit aus der Kultivierung.
Wegen ihrer Schönheit wird sie als Zierpflanze verwendet. Die Blüten und Blätter des Rotklees sind essbar und können als Garnierung zu jedem Gericht hinzugefügt werden. Sie können zu Mehl gemahlen werden.
Aus den Blüten werden oft Gelee und Kräutertees hergestellt sowie Essiac-Rezepte zubereitet. Ihr ätherisches Öl kann extrahiert und ihr einzigartiger Duft in der Aromatherapie eingesetzt werden. Trifolium pratense ist die Staatsblume von Vermont.
Le nom vient du latin prātum, qui signifie prairie, le trèfle rouge, est une espèce herbacée de plante à fleurs de la famille des fabacées. Il est originaire de l'Ancien Monde, mais planté et naturalisé dans de nombreuses autres régions. Il est largement cultivé comme plante fourragère, apprécié pour sa fixation de l'azote, qui augmente la fertilité du sol. Pour ces raisons, il est utilisé comme engrais vert. Plusieurs groupes de cultivars ont été sélectionnés pour une utilisation agricole, principalement dérivés de T. pratense var. sativum. Il s'est naturalisé dans de nombreuses régions tempérées, notamment les Amériques et l'Australasie, en tant que plante échappée de la culture.
En raison de sa beauté, il est utilisé comme plante ornementale. Les fleurs et les feuilles du trèfle rouge sont comestibles et peuvent être ajoutées en garniture à n'importe quel plat. Elles peuvent être moulues en farine.
Les fleurs sont souvent utilisées pour faire de la gelée et des tisanes, et sont utilisées dans les recettes d'essiac. Leur huile essentielle peut être extraite et son parfum unique utilisé en aromathérapie. Trifolium pratense est la fleur officielle du Vermont.
يأتي الاسم من اللاتينية prātum، وتعني المرج، البرسيم الأحمر، هو نوع عشبي من النباتات المزهرة في عائلة الفاصوليا، Fabaceae. موطنه الأصلي هو العالم القديم، ولكن تم زراعته وتجنيسه في العديد من المناطق الأخرى. يُزرع على نطاق واسع كمحصول علف، ويُقدر لتثبيته للنيتروجين، مما يزيد من خصوبة التربة. ولهذه الأسباب، يتم استخدامه كمحصول سماد أخضر. تم اختيار العديد من مجموعات الأصناف للاستخدام الزراعي، ومعظمها مشتق من T. pratense var. sativum. أصبح طبيعيًا في العديد من المناطق المعتدلة، بما في ذلك الأمريكتين وأستراليا كمهرب من الزراعة.
نظرًا لجماله، يتم استخدامه كنبات زينة. أزهار وأوراق البرسيم الأحمر صالحة للأكل، ويمكن إضافتها كزينة لأي طبق. يمكن طحنها وتحويلها إلى دقيق.
غالبًا ما تُستخدم الأزهار لصنع الجيلي والشاي، وتُستخدم في وصفات essiac. يمكن استخلاص زيتها العطري واستخدام رائحتها الفريدة في العلاج بالروائح. Trifolium pratense هي زهرة ولاية فيرمونت.
名前はラテン語のprātum（牧草地）に由来し、アカツメクサはマメ科の草本植物で、顕花植物の一種です。旧世界原産ですが、他の多くの地域でも植えられ帰化しています。飼料作物として広く栽培されており、土壌の肥沃度を高める窒素固定作用が評価されています。これらの理由から、緑肥作物として使用されています。農業用にいくつかの栽培品種グループが選ばれており、そのほとんどはT. pratense var. sativumに由来しています。栽培から逃れて、アメリカ大陸やオーストラリアを含む多くの温帯地域で帰化しています。
その美しさから、観賞用植物として使用されています。アカツメクサの花と葉は食用で、あらゆる料理の付け合わせとして加えることができます。挽いて粉にすることもできます。
花はゼリーやハーブティーを作るのによく使用され、エッサイアのレシピにも使用されます。エッセンシャルオイルを抽出し、その独特の香りをアロマテラピーに利用することもできます。Trifolium pratense はバーモント州の州花です。
European tree frogs are small; males range from 32–43 mm (1.3–1.7 in) in length, and females range from 40–50 mm (1.6–2.0 in) in length. They are slender, with long legs. Their dorsal skin is smooth, while their ventral skin is granular. Their dorsal skin can be green, gray, or tan depending on the temperature, humidity, or their mood. Their ventral skin is a whitish color, and the dorsal and ventral skin is separated by a dark brown lateral stripe from the eyes to the groin. Females have white throats, while males have golden brown throats with large (folded) vocal sacs. The head of H. arborea is rounded, the lip drops strongly, the pupil has the shape of a horizontal ellipse, and the tympanum is clearly recognizable. The discs on the frog's toes, which it uses to climb trees and hedges, is a characteristic feature of H. arborea . Like other frogs, their hind legs are much larger and stronger than the fore legs, enabling the frogs to jump rapidly.
Historically, tree frogs were used as barometers because they respond to approaching rain by croaking.
Depending on subspecies, temperature, humidity, and the frog's 'mood', skin colour ranges from bright to olive green, grey, brown and yellow.
European tree frogs eat a variety of small arthropods, such as spiders, flies, beetles, butterflies, and smooth caterpillars. Their ability to take long leaps allow them to catch fast-flying insects, which make up most of their diets.
They hibernate in walls, cellars, under rocks, under clumps of vegetation, or buried in leaf piles or manure piles.
According to the IUCN, the population trend of H. arborea is decreasing. Some of the main threats to European tree frogs include habitat fragmentation and destruction, pollution of wetlands, predation from fish, capture for the pet trade, and climate change.[citation needed] Besides these main threats, other possible reasons for the decline in their populations include increased UVB radiation and local and far-ranging pesticides, fertilizers, and pollutants.
For more information, please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_tree_frog
My offering today is a quick phone photo taken on my pre-work walk earlier this week, as I've still been neglecting the camera, must get out for a proper shoot soon.
This location is not far away and I walk past it most days, it looks particularly lovely this time of year as the sun comes up. If you're wondering what the wording on the sign on the fence is, it says 'free horse manure'.....so if you need any, you know where to go!!
Happy Fence Friday and Happy Weekend!
The fireweed growing around my massive manure/compost heap has a definite 'lifestyle' advantage over fireweed out in 'the field'... much larger and robust, and hanging on to larger blooms longer into the season. The fireweed along the roadsides is long gone....
(Epilobium angustifolium, ssp. angustifolium)