Every fall, I look forward to seeing three of my favorite fall bloomers and the pollinators and insects they attract. First to bloom is frostweed, Verbesina virginica. One of my first posts (December 2018) was about frostweed “blooming” in winter but here it is really blooming! Terpentine bush, Ericameria laricifolia, is a late summer, fall…
Blooming Blackberries!
I have been working hard to get my gardens in shape! So today, I went out to prune my blackberries, a prickly job! To my surprise they are blooming already, two to three months early. I don’t know if they will be able to set fruit. Our average last frost date here in Midland is…
A New Year
What a way to start the New Year! It has been cold: highs in the low 30’s and lows in the 20’s. When I went out to check on chickens, I was treated to this beautiful frost crystals coming from the base of a plant! My frostweed (Verbesina virginica) had “bloomed”! Not actual blooms of…