This is one of those posts to cover all three garden blogging events going on because the overlap happens to be right on with timing:
So this morning on the way to drop Chloe off at school I took the Nikon digital SLR with me and my little Cannon Point and shoot. The iPhone is always in tow, but today was a special trip…
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| Fondness for Queen Anne's Lace… |
Every day I drive by this area here in Hockessin that is lined with random spots of natural overgrowth…
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| So many natural plants, and the "invasive" purple loosestrife. |
Areas that are only slightly maintained - meaning mowed at the edge coming up to the road or parking…
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| Prickly Flowers… They may look pretty, but... |
Flowers in bloom that wash the area in color…
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| Purple Clover all over the place - and tons of insects feeding from them! |
Flowers, Grasses, and Weeds that are usually pulled from my garden…
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| Some insects I happened upon while walking through this unkept meadow. |
And after spending some time walking around taking photographs and watching all the natural movement...
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| Check out these butterflies in flight… I love this camera sometimes! |
Why do I weed my garden so much? Really???
Just look at all the beautiful flowers, colors, textures, insect life, birds could be heard, and seen flying…
And yes, there are quite a few invasive plants in there - but it doesn't make them less pretty through the camera.
There are areas that I would love to have the "weeds": purple clover, the goldenrod, the queen anne's lace and even the prickly ones… I went and bought myself some goldenrod from Gateway Garden Center the other day… I just had to get some for the garden!
I think that in wide open areas these plants can really create havoc. But in my garden, I keep at least one (my butterfly bush) that is listed on the "Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas". I will keep on weeding out invaders that do damage and are a nuisance - like the Garlic Mustard, Japanese Stilt Grass, the Wineberry...
Anyway - I thought it was important to get out of my garden and into some local areas to show some of the "Wildflowers" that are in abundance around here…
Thanks for stopping by!
Love those prickly flowers and the purple clover!
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M.E.
Great blog. I'm now your newest follower.
ReplyDeleteI love all the greenery! Just beautiul! Thanks for sharing.
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ReplyDeleteMarsha, I really enjoyed your post and absolutely love your wallpaper! Wowzer it's gorgeous~ Thanks for joining us for WW! gail
ReplyDeleteI just learned that deadly hemlock looks just like queen anne's lace- the only difference is that QAL has a little black/red dot in the center. Never knew that! Thanks for sharing these beautiful pics at the Garden party!
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