Archive for the 'Wildflowers' Category
Flowerblogging
April 29th, 2007
One of the greatest things about living in the rural southwestern wasteland of Pennsylvania is that I’m surrounded by blossoming things, both wild and cultivated. I’ve been an avid gardener/flower-photographer since I was seven years old. When the other local boys were running around like rabid little weasels, wrestling in the dirt and tearing up their lawns, I was quietly digging in the soil with my hands, sifting tiny seeds between my fingers, snuggling bulbs and tubers into cozy little holes. While the other kids were throwing oddshaped balls around and/or hitting them (and each other) with sticks, I was uprooting weeds, trimming shrubs, harvesting beans and peas and onions, and poring over seed catalogs. I anticipated the arrival of the new season’s Gurney’s and Burpee’s catalogs with the same glee as I anticipated the JCPenney and Sears Christmas catalogs. As soon as the weather broke in the Spring, I was begging my mom to go for walks with me into the surrounding woods so I could see what wildflowers were blossoming to celebrate the end of Winter.
To this day, I’m an avid gardener and wildflower enthusiast. Today I spent close to two hours strolling around the woods with my camera looking for Trilliums, Violets, Spring Beauties, Chinese Houses, Dutchman’s Breeches, and all the other common April visitors. I’ll be posting the photos as soon as I get them properly processed and photoshopped to look their best!
As the Summer unfolds, I’ll be posting photos of the various botanicals in my different yard gardens, and, of course, keeping a log of planting and harvesting my vegetable/herb garden. This is actually the first year in quite a few that I’ve planned to raise vegetables–my health the last few years just hasn’t been good enough for me to deal with the amount of work necessary for maintaining a produce garden. But this year is different!
So, if you’ve an interest in wildflowers and/or home gardening, keep an eye on this site in the near future.
