The Belmont Stakes is the third and final horse race of three-year-old Thoroughbreds in the Triple Crown. The race, which is also known as 'The Run for the Carnations' is held at the Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. ©iStockphoto.com/Dmitry Vdovichenko The Triple Crown begins with...
The 2023 Belmont Stakes marked the 155th edition of the Test of the Champion and was highlighted by Arcangelo, who won the grand prize. The win was also shared by Arcangelo’s jockey Javier Castellano and trainer Jena Antonucci, who became the first female trainer to win a Triple Crown rac...
Now, I have to back up a little. In the spring of 2023, I moved the Hosta and Heuchera from the shade bed to the bed along the north side of the house (the north bed). I had lost several and wanted them replaced. So, on May 6 I went to the Green Street Market (a garden ce...
Information says flowers only bloom toward the top of the raceme. Flowers are replaced by 2-celled triangular seed pods that produce about 20 seeds. This species flowers almost year-round, depending on location. The seeds have a short germination time and can produce several gener...