This beautiful specimen of Lucanus cervus (male) (European stag beetle) was walking quietly on my lawn. I had plenty of time to take his picture from several angles. Who says a well-tended garden and lawn are bad for biodiversity?
Some of today’s blooms in Papi Jo’s garden, just before the weather changed, with rain!
This morning, a little macro safari by the river, for a change from the garden. I met the “usual suspects” there…
I’ve had G. Rozanne in my garden for quite a few years. I’m somewhat disappointed with its lack of vigour and flowering. Recently I went to my fav. nursery to purchase a couple of new specimens, with the hope to get more flowers in the G. Rozanne patch. They didn’t…
Papi Jo’s garden is strictly an ornamental garden, even if it has had some potato plants in the past. At the moment, however, there are 2 cereal plants growing at the foot of the ‘Evereste’ apple tree. Birdseed left over from the apple tree in winter. One is bearded, the…
Fable of the day
Mystery plant? animal? of the day in papi Jo’s garden. Looking forward to your informed guesses, fellow gardeners. No prizes given, sorry.
Layering? What is it? Stems that are still attached to their parent plant may form roots where they come in contact with a rooting medium. This method of vegetative propagation is generally successful, because water stress is minimized and carbohydrate and mineral nutrient levels are high. The development of roots…
As every year I face a dilemma with my ‘Fujino Pink’ spirea specimen. For this type of shrub with late winter-early spring flowering, a relatively severe pruning is recommended after flowering. But the blooming period of this spirea is very long, starting sometimes before Christmas and lasting until March. In…
Still looking for a replacement for my Choisya ternata, which died after 20 years of good and loyal services, I paid a little visit to the big garden center not far from here (T..t). Although I had my own little list of unusual shrubs, I fell for a very ……