Tag: Mertensia virginica
Grouse About The Rain, And This Is What You Get
So apparently the weather gods took note of my last post complaining about our torrential rains and flooding. The weather gods don’t appreciate malcontents. Yesterday I drove home from downstate. Flooded roads and highways turned my usual four hour drive into an eight hour trek. When I woke up at home the next morning, the …
Weekend Garden Notes: Blooms, Buds, and Pots
A Fine Weekend for Gardening The sun was shining and the temperature was mostly pleasant. It got all the way up to 69 F (21 C) on Saturday. Today was cooler, in the mid 50s (13 C), but still darn nice. To make the weather even more perfect, we got some rain Saturday night, much …
Wildflower Wednesday: Virginia Bluebells
As we all have spring on our minds, I’d like to write about a lovely spring wildflower, Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica). The flower buds of Virginia Bluebells tend to start out pink, and the flowers are tinged with pink before they turn blue. Virginia Bluebells are native throughout much of eastern and midwestern North America. …
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