When I first started flower gardening, I planted mostly annuals. I would look at the perennial bed diagrams in books, which plot out perennials for successive bloom periods, and it seemed too complex and geared towards East Coast flowers.
Who hasn't marveled at a dandelion that thrives as it grows from a tiny crack in the pavement? Or more improbably, a tree growing from a rocky outcrop? It makes us stop and reconsider what we know about growth requirements for plants.
Preserving summer flowers, foliage, seed heads, and bracts is a delightfully simple way to accumulate a collection of colorful plant materials from your garden to enjoy throughout the year.
There are no walls or fences surrounding the two-acre Ripon Community Garden located smack-dab in the middle of a local Ripon residential neighborhood. But the garden has become a beloved community landmark since its beginnings in 2016. The non-profit garden includes 92 4' x 10' wooden garden boxes.
Serotiny, n, (Botany) In botany, serotiny means following or later. Serotinous leaves follow flowering on plants: ex. redbud trees leaf out after the flowers on the branches fade.
