Photographs
Jul. 2nd, 2021 11:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmithI took some pictures of my yard today. Read about what makes a good wildlife yard and Fieldhaven as habitat.
The larger brush pile is still sitting under the mulberry tree.
This brushpile has been substantially reduced. It's less than half this size because we stuffed a bunch in the dumpster this evening and made a bonfire.
This is the goldenraintree.
It's blooming now, very pretty.
The logs left dead patches in the grass. This can be caused by heat, pressure, toxins, or blocking the sunlight.
These are my log pots. I filled the holes with potting soil and sowed petunia seeds. No idea if anything will sprout; previously I have done this with potted plants.
This is the big log from the base of the fallen tree.
These are some of the older logs in the pile.
The plum tree fruited for the first time this year. Sadly the plums have split from all the rain.
This is the barrel garden.
The morning glories are starting to bud.
The blackberry lilies are budding too.
This is the yard side of the forest garden near the kitchen window. It is shady and shrubby, wetter than the rest of the yard because of outflow from the sump pump.
Here is the container garden on the picnic table.
This is the purple and white garden.
A white allium is blooming here.
This is the south lot looking west.
Here is a closeup of the ground. This is what I mean when I saw "lawn" -- whatever low-growing green stuff survives mowing and foot traffic. In a few square feet you can see several types of grass, at least two plantains, clover, violets, and various other things. The south lot is very popular. Bees and butterflies visit the flower. Rabbits graze on grass and clover. Owls perch on the high branches to watch for prey. Songbirds nest in the hedge.
This is the septic garden.
This cypress vine is growing in the septic garden. It's one of several.
The butterflyweed has set seeds.
The onion seedheads are opening.
This is the white garden.
The yuccas have set seed.
The alliums are going to seed, with some still green, others brown and open.
This is the wagonwheel garden.
This Queen Anne's lace is blooming by the wagonwheel garden."
Flowers are growing around the telephone pole.
This hollyhock is blooming by the telephone pole.
The yellow Asiatic lily is blooming.
Cypress vine is sprouting around the support wire. Again. Things keep eating it, I keep planting more.
Amazingly the crabapple seedling leafed out. Some of these are tough little fuckers. I checked the privets but they show no signs of life.
This is the blackberry patch.
Blackberries are ripening.
This is the prairie garden looking east.
This is the mowed patch where I sowed big bluestem grass seed. The blades of grass visible are probably from previous roots, not the bluestem. It takes a long time to appear. Like next year.
This is the hazel bush.
These are hazelnuts. They're not very impressive ones, with hard shells and small nuts, but the critters haven't complained.
This is the wildflower garden. It's just starting to come into its summer glory, but not all the way there yet.
The north end has the most flowers now.
Purple coneflower is blooming.
So is yellow coneflower.
This tall white thing is still blooming.
This small white flower has fallen over.
Northern sea oats are setting seed.
The bee tree is busy today. I saw dozens of bees to-ing and fro-ing. :D Fly, my pretties, fly!
This is the prairie garden looking west.
My sunchokes are growing well. There are quite a few of these here.
Several milkweeds are growing.
This shasta daisy is blooming. I was surprised to see it. Part of the fun to wild gardening is that you never know what you will find, what survived from previous plantings or volunteered itself, suddenly bursting into bloom.
The mossy yard is between the wild black cherry patch and the ritual meadow. There is very little grass here, just a few blades. It's mostly moss and occasional violets. Early in spring, a lot of snowdrops bloom in through here. I didn't plant them. They must have wandered in from other flowerbeds.
This spruce cone is turning brown.
This spruce cone is still green.
This is the goddess garden. I haven't replaced the statue yet, still need to put her back in there.
The larger brush pile is still sitting under the mulberry tree.
This brushpile has been substantially reduced. It's less than half this size because we stuffed a bunch in the dumpster this evening and made a bonfire.
This is the goldenraintree.
It's blooming now, very pretty.
The logs left dead patches in the grass. This can be caused by heat, pressure, toxins, or blocking the sunlight.
These are my log pots. I filled the holes with potting soil and sowed petunia seeds. No idea if anything will sprout; previously I have done this with potted plants.
This is the big log from the base of the fallen tree.
These are some of the older logs in the pile.
The plum tree fruited for the first time this year. Sadly the plums have split from all the rain.
This is the barrel garden.
The morning glories are starting to bud.
The blackberry lilies are budding too.
This is the yard side of the forest garden near the kitchen window. It is shady and shrubby, wetter than the rest of the yard because of outflow from the sump pump.
Here is the container garden on the picnic table.
This is the purple and white garden.
A white allium is blooming here.
This is the south lot looking west.
Here is a closeup of the ground. This is what I mean when I saw "lawn" -- whatever low-growing green stuff survives mowing and foot traffic. In a few square feet you can see several types of grass, at least two plantains, clover, violets, and various other things. The south lot is very popular. Bees and butterflies visit the flower. Rabbits graze on grass and clover. Owls perch on the high branches to watch for prey. Songbirds nest in the hedge.
This is the septic garden.
This cypress vine is growing in the septic garden. It's one of several.
The butterflyweed has set seeds.
The onion seedheads are opening.
This is the white garden.
The yuccas have set seed.
The alliums are going to seed, with some still green, others brown and open.
This is the wagonwheel garden.
This Queen Anne's lace is blooming by the wagonwheel garden."
Flowers are growing around the telephone pole.
This hollyhock is blooming by the telephone pole.
The yellow Asiatic lily is blooming.
Cypress vine is sprouting around the support wire. Again. Things keep eating it, I keep planting more.
Amazingly the crabapple seedling leafed out. Some of these are tough little fuckers. I checked the privets but they show no signs of life.
This is the blackberry patch.
Blackberries are ripening.
This is the prairie garden looking east.
This is the mowed patch where I sowed big bluestem grass seed. The blades of grass visible are probably from previous roots, not the bluestem. It takes a long time to appear. Like next year.
This is the hazel bush.
These are hazelnuts. They're not very impressive ones, with hard shells and small nuts, but the critters haven't complained.
This is the wildflower garden. It's just starting to come into its summer glory, but not all the way there yet.
The north end has the most flowers now.
Purple coneflower is blooming.
So is yellow coneflower.
This tall white thing is still blooming.
This small white flower has fallen over.
Northern sea oats are setting seed.
The bee tree is busy today. I saw dozens of bees to-ing and fro-ing. :D Fly, my pretties, fly!
This is the prairie garden looking west.
My sunchokes are growing well. There are quite a few of these here.
Several milkweeds are growing.
This shasta daisy is blooming. I was surprised to see it. Part of the fun to wild gardening is that you never know what you will find, what survived from previous plantings or volunteered itself, suddenly bursting into bloom.
The mossy yard is between the wild black cherry patch and the ritual meadow. There is very little grass here, just a few blades. It's mostly moss and occasional violets. Early in spring, a lot of snowdrops bloom in through here. I didn't plant them. They must have wandered in from other flowerbeds.
This spruce cone is turning brown.
This spruce cone is still green.
This is the goddess garden. I haven't replaced the statue yet, still need to put her back in there.
