Flight of the Blue Morpho. They can have a wingspan of up to 8 inches. Adult morphos spend their time on the forest floor with their wings folded.

I have been on sabbatical. I might go back on sabbatical after I write this. There are no promises implied by this post! As I write, the chickadees are having a bird war outside my window. Something has them in a tizzy and they sound as if they plan to fight to the death. Walking with Sarah in the garden I spy two golden orbs in the crotch of a zelkova tree.

Living, Learning, Creating, Sharing. Thoughts on Gardens and those who garden. Luxuriously endowed and staffed gardens. They need to be respected and saved.

Resilient planting design for public urban spaces by Giacomo Guzzon. A pedestrian lingers in the generous herbaceous plantings between a bike park and the rail station. This rather simple planting is more easil.

The life and loves of a time-poor plantsman. The Making of the Garden. The changing of the clocks makes an enormous difference to my enjoyment of the garden. Gardens of the East Kent National Garden Scheme.

Sharing health, compassion, and joy with our fellow earthlings.

I think Spring might have sprung! March 27, 2018. Yes, Spring is in the air! The border by the driveway is full of primroses at the moment. More iced muffins anyone? March 18, 2018. Talk about deja vous! I got safely home but really it was a blizzard and this is where I intend to stay until it stops, the sooner the better.

Creating my own garden of the Hesperides. Borders and areas within the garden. The Spring Walk and Back Border. And other participants in this very popular meme. Posted in A vase of flowers from the garden. In a Vase on Monday.

Various ramblings and musings on gardening, agriculture, food and related subjects. Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Australian plants amaze, astonish and confuse. The stunning landscape installation by Kate Cullity at the Cranbourne Botanic Garden, Melbourne, evokes the Australian Outback. Shortly before I met Warwick, I had been in Spain and met Miguel Urquijo. For me it was a meeting with old friends. And a few spider plants.

Notes from a USDA zone 5 shade garden in Southern Wisconsin. The coastal area between Charleston, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia, as described in this TripAdvisor entry.