The Garden of Bogturtle

  Rudbeckia 'Goldsturm' is the toughest, easiest of plants. It was dominant just in front of the Edgeworthia shrub, to the right of the little rock garden. I thinned it, and maybe too much.  But it is the sort of plant that you may always have, and a fine addition to any sunny spot.  Surely showed this sometime this Summer, already. The Ginger, Asarum splendens has never looked better. Among the plants in a rather shady section of the main perennial garden between where we park the vehicles and the vine covered fence hiding the pool side.  The typical clone of Viburnum mariessi is beautiful in Spring, and I was surprised to see how bright the berries look, at the moment. It is among the crowded shrubs into the wood by the front path.  More than this one flower is open today, 7/19. The only plant I see on the property, or at least the only in bloom. Lilium tigrinum, the Tiger Lily is another cottage garden plant that is super easy. Why the 'tiger lily' with spots...

  w Crocosmia 'Diablo'. Becoming quite an expert at what plants deer will leave alone, at least here. And, of course, a starving deer would eat anything it could. Full time concern whether the plants have been sprayed, and now we have recurrent rains that wash it off. Crocosmia seems not a choice of deer, even inexperienced fawns.  A local market sells veggies and fruit at a reasonable price, in quantities not practical to me, and from all over the World. All Nationalities are shopping there and finding familiar food I never saw before. This is a Daicon Radish the Japanese grow, and I think its the first time I tried to grow it, myself. They probably eat the greens, also. I am surprised how well it grew. My vegetable garden, with too much shade, is not great. I probably could have bought this cheaper than it cost to grow, and definitely with much less labor. And with less strange satisfaction.  Interesting to see the occasional, all summer long, blooms from plants that, t...