Ann Loves Plants

Tag: Asparagus

  • The Fruits of my Garden: Figs, Apples, Pomegranates, Asparagus and Berries

    The second fig crop is still ripening on my Ficus  ‘Petite Negra’. Days are shortening and nighttime temperatures are cooling down. Yesterday was our first dreary and wet reminder that our days are numbered. It misted and rained. Clouds hung in the air all day—as did the smell of PNW dampness. The city of Portland felt…

  • Wordless Wednesday

    Dianthus barbatus ‘Sooty’. Unknown Abutilon. Allium christophii. Unknown lettuce leaf in a lettuce mix I grew from seed (Lactuca). Dragon Arum aka Dracunculus vulgaris. Fresh store-bought chickpeas (Cicer arietinum). Father’s Day Dinner ikebana with Beech, Asparagus, Feverfew, and Dianthus.  Hollyhock (Alcea rosea). Lilium columbianum.  Tradescantia pallida with a friendly Heuchera bloom. Unknown Peruvian lily (Alstroemeria).