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Pickerel weed likes to grow in shallow water and the large amounts of it growing along the shoreline of the Ashuelot River tell the story of how low the water level is. We still haven’t seen any more rain than a quick moving downpour or two and I don’t think I’ve ever seen so much […]

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Mid July Flowers

Another crop of summer flowers from NH Garden Solutions

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This beautiful hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) blossom hints at the rain we finally got last weekend. It wasn’t enough but it helped. Though for many years all I ever saw were white flowered hedge bindweeds it has gotten to the point where all I see now are these bicolor ones. Bindweeds are perennial and morning glories are annuals and one good way to tell them apart is by their leaves; morning glory (Ipomoea) has heart shaped leaves and bindweed has narrower arrowhead shaped, triangular leaves.

Our native wintergreens are starting to blossom and chief among them is pipsissewa, in my opinion. Pipsissewa (Chimaphila umbellata) flowers often show a blush of pink. Five petals and ten chubby anthers surrounding a plump center pistil make it prettier than most of our other native wintergreens. Pipsissewa flowers are from 4-6 inches tall and nod toward the ground…

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More Mid June Flowers — New Hampshire Garden Solutions

We’ve had hot dry weather in this part of New Hampshire but ox eye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare) continue to delight. When I saw these in a small meadow by the side of the road they shouted JUNE! so I had to stop and visit with them. It’s hard to have a bad day while living […]

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Floral Friday

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Brrrrr,

I attempt to walk every morning in all types of weather with one exception. The temperature reading needs to be in double digits (on the Fahrenheit Scale). The current temperature is now 1/2 of a degree. It warmed up a bit from the overnight lows but I pity anyone that needs to go out into this. I miss the balmy days of December in shortsleeves on Christmas Day.

I picked a photo from the middle of summer featuring some of the daylilies that I purchased from Cathy and Gary Johnson’s Daylily Farm at 48 Mason Road, New Ipswich,NH.

 

Summer in full bloom

A few years back I purchased some daylilies from NH Daylily a wonderful local nursery located at 48 Mason Rd in New Ipswich, NH. These plants were field grown and were large and vigorous. I planted them on a hillside which was a foolish choice since they were out of view. This year I moved them to a new home and gave them a nice dose of Chicken Gold from Amazing Flower Farm (also a local nursery). I am being rewarded for my efforts by a colorful display of blooms.

Daylily by John Poltrack on 500px

Daylily by John Poltrack on 500px

Daylily by John Poltrack on 500px

Daylily by John Poltrack on 500px

Hummingbird Delight by John Poltrack on 500px – Bee Balm (Monarda or Wild Bergamot), easy to grow and a great plant for the hummingbirds.