I've collected perennial seeds in the past and started them in small pots, but after I watched this video about seed starting, created by the park staff where I live in Dane County, Wisconsin, I decided to "go bigger!" Perennial seeds in the midwest need a cold period to germinate, so they have to spend … Continue reading perennial seed starting 11.19.20
Tag: perennials
late-summer garden 9.27.2018
spring garden 5.24.2018
My garden is looking gorgeous this spring. Here are photos of just a few 😉 of the plants that I tend. Ferns: Ostrich (Matteuccia struthiopteris,) Maidenhair (Adiantum) and Japanese Painted (Athyrium niponicum) Barrenwort (Epimedium) - three types Forget-Me Not (Myosotis) Hosta and Lungwort (Pulmonaria) Columbine (Aquilegia) (Hybrids) Leaves of Peony and Japanese Red Maple (Acer … Continue reading spring garden 5.24.2018
late-summer garden 8.24.2017
The late-summer light brings on a change in feeling/emotion for me. Rather nostalgic, and in a good way. I always considered autumn my favorite time of year here in what we call the "midwest" of the United States. Perhaps it's because this year's weather has been unusually cool-- or perhaps it's the angle of the … Continue reading late-summer garden 8.24.2017
gardenista 6.18.2016
After the week-long ceramics workshop I attended a few weeks ago, I've visited Midwest Clay Project, the ceramics studio where I work, only a few times. May and June in Wisconsin means high gardening season for me, where weeds seem to grow faster then other plants. Â Of course, "weeds" are in the eye of the … Continue reading gardenista 6.18.2016
Rachel as Gardener 5.20.2015
It's the middle of May, which means I'm completely immersed in gardening. I try to stop and it's hard to not pull another weed or plant another baby or water a dry friend. Since I haven't been creating much visual art, I like to think that in this slice of my delicious life pie, I … Continue reading Rachel as Gardener 5.20.2015