Some Friday thoughts.
I’ve complained many times in the past about my difficulty in eradicating Northern Sea Oats from my garden. I’ve still fighting that battle but damn, if they don’t look good right now, especially with the morning frost.
Geraniums offer up great fall color and I’m thinking about taking advantage of that next year. I’m not sure how yet, but it has been added to the many off season design topics to be discussed within my own head on nights I cannot sleep.
I kid you not. Another design item in the hopper is more moss. I wish this was from my own garden. I want this as a focal point. I want to better understand how to grow moss or create the conditions where moss will thrive.
Any idea what this is? I’ve seen many of his brethren of late and I’m thinking they’re really cool or a really bad sign. Probably both.
Ok truth? I wanted to show you some of my latest Instagram pics and came up with stories around them to fool you into believing the story was the lead and not the photos.
Fooling you isn’t the right way to put it. The stories are legit, they were just prompted by the photographs.
Never mind.
Have a great weekend and my apologies for being such a narcissist.
Love your posts. !!!
Thanks so much Bob!
http://www.adirondackvic.org/Adirondack-Moths-Virginia-Ctenucha-Ctenucha-virginica.html
Nothing wrong with using photos to lead the narrative. BTW, I really enjoyed your photos on Fine Gardening this week. Your flame grass is far more beautiful than mine ever looks.
Found at http://jimmccormac.blogspot.com/2012/06/trio-of-moths-all-in-black.html. A yellow-collared scape moth, Cisseps fulvicollis
Thank you so much for the info!
Thanks Kate! I have no idea why, but Flame Grass has thrived for me and I’ve done nothing to earn it.
I totally understand the lure of the sea oats and, with a photo like the one you shared showcasing their special appeal, it’d be hard to banish them. One of the things I really appreciate through winter is how glorious the moss is on my rocks and logs. It’s all dry and dead looking right now but, historically, it has always sprung back to life. Fingers crossed that will the case this year as well.
Do you do anything to encourage the growth of moss Michaele?
Go to “What’s that Bug?” on the web for great exploration of species.