She was ten, and nothing existed for her but her song, the stick clutched in her dark brown hand, and the tat-de-ta-ta-ta of accompaniment, Turning her back on the rusty boards of her family's sharecropper cabin, Myop walked along the fence till it ran into the stream made by the...
Pin it Cosmos are beautiful and they can grow up to seven feet, which makes them perfect for planting near the house or along your fence line. They come in purple, pink, red or white. They need to be planted in well-drained soil and watered often, but otherwise they’ll thrive without...
Grow this native clematis on a trellis or arbor, or allow it to climb along a fence. Woodbine blooms on the current year’s growth, so you can prune it in late fall after flowering or in late winter or early spring before the plants break dormancy. Highly prolific clusters of tiny white...
Hello everyone, Debra Prinzing here from the Slow Flowers Podcast. I hope you have been following along for the past few months as we have been posting Instagram live conversations with our amazingSlow Flowers WORLDWIDE Summitspeakers. Sarah Statham of Simply by Arrangement ...
The road reserve (the land from the road to the fence line) along much of the route still supports patches of relatively undisturbed vegetation and during the spring months parts of it provide fine displays of wildflowers that no longer survive beyond the fence line. On botanical expeditions I...
The taller these flowers grow, the more likely they are to need staking to support their heavy flowers. Avoid a tangled mess by using one large stake and tying individual flower stems to it, instead of constructing a fence-like support system. ...
We had known for along time that flowers of different plants open and close at different time of day. Yet no one really understands why flowers open and close like this at special time. The question is not as simple as we might think, as recent experiments have shown. In one experiment,...
These climbing plants are a great match for a trellis or fence. Scientific Name: Ipomoea alba This wonderfully peculiar flower earns its name from how it blooms. The flowers open within minutes at dusk and close at the sight of the morning sun. The flowers are pure white and reveal a pa...
Is it safe to plant these along their fence line? By Pam M. Answers Abigail A. April 20, 2015 Best Answer Moonflowers are extremely toxic to all animals. Do not plant them. I would suggest this website for some pretty and unusual flower seeds. Contact them with any questions regarding...
Along the way, I felt more satisfaction than regret. Unfortunately, I am far from my family, my mother is over 90 years old, and I stay at her side. If one day my mother is gone, I will be very sad. To compensate for my absence I make an international call to her every d...