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Plant Camp Monday's 26 Aug 2013 | 10:15 am
Crownbeard Verbesina helianthoides This wildflower Crownbeard is new to my wildflower garden, It looks almost like the same set up I did a couple of week ago with the wildflower Partri...
Plant Camp Monday's 19 Aug 2013 | 11:36 am
Amaranth Amaranthus cruentus Hopi Red Dye I didn't plant any of the Amaranth in my garden this year, it came up on its own. I just let it grow where it wanted to. Its so very pretty. Amaranth lea....
Plant Camp Monday's 12 Aug 2013 | 10:03 am
Partridge Pea Chamaecrista fasciculata A new discovery on the homestead is Partridge Pea. I'm sure it was always here but I just took notice and seen a couple of plants. Its a pretty little wildflo...
Plant Camp Monday's 5 Aug 2013 | 10:39 am
Goat's Beard Goat's Beard Tragopogon dubius If you seen some super sized dandelion like white fluffs along a country road , your probably looking at Goat's Beard. Its gets 2 1/2 ft tall with a b.....
Herbal Salves 31 Jul 2013 | 10:45 pm
I completed my herbal salves the other day, finally got the bees wax. They turned out good. Was able to find these tins and I like to get more of them. The small jar works great to. I was able to....
Plant Camp Monday's 29 Jul 2013 | 10:07 am
Forget-Me-Nots Myosotis laxa I came to growing these little beauties from a stand outside of a store. They were taking donation for Alzheimers disease and giving away packets of Forget-Me-Nots. ...
Keeping A Journal 24 Jul 2013 | 10:47 pm
My Journal Adding anything I like Inspiration I've started back at keeping a journal. Set it aside and its hard to get back at it. The upper two pictures are one of my journals. Its a ...
Plant Camp Monday's 22 Jul 2013 | 07:43 am
Blazing Star The Blazing Star is blooming! I don't have but a few plants but someday I'll have many. I'll save the seeds for winter sowing and then plant them next spring. I have both purple and ....
Plant Camp Monday's 15 Jul 2013 | 09:42 pm
This weeks featured plant on the homestead is the Persian Shield (Strobilanthes dyerianus) plant. I've been after this one for a couple of years. They went the first day at Powell Gardens plant day. ...
Plant Camp Monday's 8 Jul 2013 | 08:03 am
This plant, Mullein also called Flannel Plant- Verbascum thapsus grows all around the homestead. It gets pretty tall, the leaves are velvet soft and the flowers our pretty, butterfly's like them too...
