The Garden of Bogturtle

This is the hardy Begonia, B. evansiana, and there doesn't seem to be too many species that are. Some confusion in my mind, as some sources list it as B. grandis.  Neglected and spreading in the shaded area of the little perennial bed between where we park and the fence for the inground pool.  This is the same species, but the named, pinkish sort called 'Heron's piroette'.  The Moonflower vine, Ipomea alba, bloomed. Maybe 4 inches across, and, like all Morning Glories, fading around noon. You can detect the opening of the bloom, at the end of the day, if you are patient to the point of being silly. Planted among the vines in a windowbox on the little landing off the addition. Never have gotten seed, so it is an annual spring purchase. I don't bother to abrade a little area off the tip part of the seed, which is supposed to speed the appearance of the seedlings. They do fine. Three strange little turtles support the strawberry jar full of Semperviviums. Cannot say wh

Ordering seed, I saw this particular Cosmo. In life a good deal more wine colored than pink, and I wish the camera was more accurate. The plants are tall and weak and have not made a good display, but individual blooms are great. So the best use would be for cut flowers, I suppose. Will order the seed again, perhaps, if none forms. Trying to trap the Groundhog. And that succeeded. But one of the traps still had some several day old pieces of apple. Fortunately, I was able to get this Opossum out of the trap without much fuss.  My grandson gave me some Amaranth plants that he thought would give seed I could use as a grain. I asked, instead, if I would get seed for the birds. Apparently that could happen.    I have a video of the Groundhog in this trap, and this is a snip of that video, as this format will not publish a  20 second long video. I had not seen the Groundhog  for weeks, but it ran across my feet, to get into the safety of the barn when I passed the door. It hid under the hal

  Malva moschata 'Alba'. Commonly called the 'Musk Mallow'. Had this plant for years. Found two among the jungle here and moved both to pots where they would get proper attention. A deer got to one, but that has regrown and, finally, bloomed. Growing, for me, less than two feet tall. One flower shown here, about an inch and a half wide. Usually an orchid or pink color, but I gravitate to the white, always.  My daughter wanted flowers for a dinner they put together, so I brought in these 'Surprise Lillies', Lycoris squamigira. Cannot say how long they will last.  Do recall a stranger picking Daylillies from the neighbor's yard. They knew little about Daylillies. Along with the Agapanthus there are small Kale plants that, somehow, were not growing much in the protected vegetable garden with the 6 foot high fence. So they are on the landing, close to the kitchen, hopefully safe from Ground Hog, Deer, or Rabbit. Taken through the window where we eat our meals. T

 Rudbeckia 'Goldstrum' or 'Goldstorm' is a vigorous plant and was quite dominant in this one corner of the garden. But I thinned it so vigorously that I almost lost it.  Glad to see some, and hope it regains territory. Trumpet Flower 'Jersey Peach' again. The 'Lamb's Ears' looked so good that I decided to photograph it again. Of the many 'Marsh Mallows' I have purchased or started from seed, only this bubble gum pink remains. As big as a dinner plate, with many more to come. The Deer freely munch on them and this one would also be gone if not frequently sprayed with repellent. I guess they are safe, with roots in areas where backish tidal water, surely quite fresh, and not too salty, comes in. Next to it was a weakly growing, typically red, more southern sort, Hibiscus coccinea, which I, accidentally, string trimmed and I have not, yet, sought out any left, that I could rescue.  Glad even to have found time and energy to string trim areas ove