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Rain Thursday, Aug 27 2015

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Apple Trees Friday, Aug 21 2015

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always have character. This MacIntosh isn’t that old (mid-1960’s); it is badly in need of a trim. But, photographs like this help to illuminate the overall shape and character that catches and holds the eye. Pruning must take that into account to be aesthetically successful. Interestingly, the biggest limb under consideration for cutting is clearly not important in this picture. It is a minor one heading out to the left, away from the camera, duplicating another branch at a low level. It is lost in the leaves and with apple trees, it seems to me (in theory, poorly executed in practice) the structure should never vanish into the leaves completely. Which is why the green blob on another lawn (now with measles) is something of a frustration.*

*The Wolf River is very large, very green, and Very Full of large increasingly red apples! But a blob it is, despite quite a bit of trimming.

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Yellow Pot Tuesday, Aug 11 2015

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Ribs Friday, Aug 7 2015

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Sunset Tuesday, Aug 4 2015

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The big Cucumber Magnolia, looking up at sunset.

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Daylily Sunday, Aug 2 2015

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Black Snakeroot Thursday, Jul 30 2015

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(also known as Bugbane, for those who aren’t southern New Englanders!) Doing its thing, looking good even when it has fallen over in a somewhat untidy spot. It could, of course, be standing up at about seven feet tall, but it is equally happy to snake about going where the wind and sun demand; hence, I think, its name. The bumblebees adore it, their whole attitude is that they can’t quite believe their good fortune: that fast, almost frantic shift from one little flower to the next. You’ll find four or five bees at anytime on every spike.

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Hosta lancifolia Tuesday, Jul 28 2015

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Hostas are sometimes over-used, sometimes abused, sometimes very useful indeed. The multitude of fancy hostas is right up there with daylilies, rather overwhelming.

Now, I like the fancy hostas in the right place; where they can be very elegant, as below.

But, with so much attention on the leaves, the flowers get overlooked. In fact, in situations where the effect of the foliage is the important point, they can be a distraction. In most cases, aside from the giant whites, the flowers of the variegated hostas are little disappointing: their tendency is toward pale lavender, small flowers.

Sometimes, it is worthwhile to look back at the original plant that started it all. In this case the straight H. lancifolia.

A plain green leaf, granted. But one with a nice shape, well defined ribbing, and a nice growth habit. The flowers are a steel blue to deep, genuine lavender and generous in their size and flowering. The bees and hummingbirds like it as well. It does reseed and spread, but in a modest fashion.* There is something to be said for all that.

*the deer probably help keep it down, it is very tasty!