Day: January 29, 2011

First Miniature Trumpet of 2011

Attached is a photo of V05-34-2. It is a cross of two of my Miniature seedlings. V98-4-1 (a 6W-Y) x V98-8-1 (a 1W-W). Flower diameter is 34mm. Corona length is 15mm. I realize that it measures Div. 2 but it…

Fw: Your photo resized

Ok, Nancy re-sized my photo.  It is blurry, but shows two woodpeckers on the suet feeder with a chick a dee on the far side of the feeder.  On the thistle feeder are finches. Gold finches to be exact. Ok,…

Bird emails

I am so enjoying all the photos and comments on birds! I get a fair amount of birds at my feeders but they usually take turns and flit away as soon as I get out the camera, especially the red-bellied…

Daffodil companion plants

As one whose interest is in gardening with daffs, rather than breeding or showing, I was thrilled to see this list of companion plants: http://www.hort.cornell.edu/combos/FeaturedCombos/OtherSuggestedCombos/All%20Narcissus%20Combos/NarcissusCombos.htm Enjoy! Debbie in western NC

Emailing: 2010 10 18 Faintails 1, 2010 10 18 Fantails 2, 2010 10 18 Fantails 3

A pair of fantails are frequent companions in the barn when I am working with flowers in the spring and when working with bulbs in the autumn. As soon as they spot me go in they follow and usually chat…