Sweet Scarlet Goumi bush is full of red fruit right now. I like this fruit more than its relative, the Autumn Olive. The fruit is similar tasting, but is larger and produces early in the season when there is not as many fresh fruit options.
Monthly Archives: June 2016
White Rugosa Rose
There are many different colors of Rugosa Roses that I am adding to my collection. This cultivar of the Rugosa Rose has white flowers. By fall, I should have some Rose hips on this bush. They contain a thin layer of fruity flesh that I like to consume.
Cherry Season Starts
Cherries are ripening sooner than most years. Balaton Cherry is the earliest ripening Sour Cherry cultivar I have.
Rose Garden
An old line of Roses continues to persist year after year, with many flowers come June. I’ve been planting these Roses in more areas on the farm. The two colors they come in are light and dark pink.
Big Ball Chinese Dogwood
Big Ball Chinese Dogwood is a cultivar noted for having bigger fruit than the species. My small tree is loaded with flowers, so I am hoping to get fruit for the first time this year.
Iowa Climbing Rose
When given the option, the Multiflora Rose will climb some on the surrounding vegetation. It is not a true climber, but this Rose bush has gotten more vertical than they normally do.
Lump on the Log
A common summer sight on the pond: Snapping Turtles are frequently sunbathing on logs. There is also another Turtle that frequents this pond, the Painted Turtles.
Grace Smokebush
Grace Smokebush had some problems early in its life. It would have sudden dieback in late summer. But now is appearing to have resolved that problem on its on and starting to get taller. The leaves so far have been a great asset, gaining attention and adding contrast to the landscape.
Beijing Gold Lilac
Beijing Gold Peking Lilac has been a great grower for me. The shrub/tree has been getting larger and starting to have more flowers. The flowers kind of look like an off-white to me. But I guess they can appear to have a yellowish tinge in them, hence the gold in their name. This plant also […]
Flowering Terrace
Crambe is a perennial that dies back to the ground ever year, but it grows large and can look like a bush. This terrace has a lot of flowering Crambe Cordifolia. The white flowers are tiny, but they are produced in mass quantities on top of tall flower stalks and are noticeable from far away.