The Eastern Purple Coneflower Enchinacea purpurea is a popular North American species of a herbaceous perennial, flowering plant. The flowers have cone-shaped flowering heads and grow well in full sun or shade and in well-drained soil. These beautiful flowers attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds and if the heads are left intact during the winter, birds […]
Growing a Summer Herb Garden
Mammoth dill (Anethum graveolnes) is a tall and late-blooming annual variety of dill, making it a perfect choice for fresh kitchen use and pickling. Munstead lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) is a fragrant perennial evergreen shrub, which can be used for perfumes, oils and dried for sachets. Chocolate mint (Mentha x piperita) is a fragrant and easy […]
Summer New England Flowers
An orange lily Lilium bulbiferum is also known as a fire lily or tiger lily. A white daisy Bellis perennis with raindrops on its petals. The geranium Pelargonium x horotum is a popular bedding plant. Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta is a North American flowering plant also known as brown-eyed Susan, brown betty, and yellow daisy. Cosmos bipinnatus is […]
Early Spring Birds in Maine
A juvenile American robin Turdus migratorius in the yard. A male yellow-bellied sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius clinging to a tree in the backyard. A female red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus perching on a fence during the early summer in Maine. A male rose-breasted grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus perching on a fence in New England. A chipping sparrow Spizella […]
Late Spring Bumblebees in Maine
A bumblebee (Bombus) feeding from a malva flower. A bumblebee on a pink rhododendron flower (Ericales). A late spring bumblebee feeding from a white wild celery flower (Apium graveolens). A bumblebee landing on a pink malva flower. A bumblebee feeding from a rhododendron flower. A bumblebee feeding from a purple clover (Trifolium).
Spring Apple Blossoms
We have a few beautiful apple trees (Malus domestica) here in the yard in Maine. Every spring, the yard is filled with the wonderful fragrance of apple blossoms. During this time of year, I have the chance to take many photographs of these beautiful blooms. In the fall, these trees are then filled with plenty […]