The Garden of Bogturtle

Pleased that Selaginella uncinata, the 'Peacock Moss' is doing well in the jar, but I am sure I am not seeing the color as it is. Age has brought cataracts and it will be interesting to see things after those are corrected. This plant may be even bluer that it looks to me. I saw this little creeper on the ground from the rail one rides at Disney, in FL An amazing botanical garden a great number of folks might not know about or appreciate.  S uncinata is supposed to be hardy to zone 6, but I doubt that. If I have enough, I may try it outdoors in this zone 7a. It sends out rhizomes and is very easy to divide.   Why this Green Frog decided it would be a good idea to sit in the net I use to move the Guppies is a mystery. It is 2x the size it was, in late Spring, when it first arrived. It just showed up, as they might, one rainy night. So shy that getting photos is iffy. I trust it cannot help itself to the dozens of fish that have come from a pair I bought to keep mosquitoes ...

Just wanted a photo of a flower and the resulting fruit of the native to our South, the hardy Passion Fruit, Passiflora incarnata. Mine is growing on the wire of the fenced in veggie garden. And it is the chosen clone called 'Alba'. Not a great smell to me, but I am not what is to be attracted. Supposedly, the fruit is edible, but almost useless, having so many seeds. Nevertheless, my grandson has great interest in every type of food, and may separate out the pulp, just as an experiment.  I did not really want any video, but my phone seems to have a mind of its own.  Not enough blooms to make an advertisement, but Daylily 'Happy Returns' has. And I have rooted out most of the Japanese Honeysuckle, Virginia Creeper, and similar pests. A new mulch of chipped up branches is planned.  Blooming nicely in the main perennial bed, between where we park and the fence hiding the pool. And I cannot recall planting it. Would never have chosen this pink. And Deer do munch on Phlox p...

A new solar powered camera and bird feeder has captured many videos and photos. This shows a Black Capped Chickadee with a black Sunflower Seed. Other videos are to big for blogger The only Euphorbia marginata or Snow on the Mountain that grew, for some reason. But it is perfect. I should have lots of seed to plant for next Summer.  An old Cottage Garden plant, although a midwest native, to my knowledge. I recall it from the garden the nurses planted, that our windows overlooked. The nurses actually lived in the building, with the hospital just across the street from their home.  Moonflower, or what I think is Ipomea alba, is another annual vine I save seeds from, and plant the next year. The first photo is of the flower as it has opened, at night. Generally, I assume, pollinated by moths. And after one night, it slumps and fades, as the second photo shows at 8:30 AM. On the web there is probably a time lapse of the flower opening. This happens so fast you can almost detect it...