Titan Fontanesia

This little known shrub has attractive bamboo-like appearance.

titan fontanesia

The bark on the branches looks cool, too.   These young plants haven’t flowered yet, but hopefully that adds another ornamental aspect to this rare bush.

Ussuri Plum Changing Color

The Ussuri Plum starts out early in spring and as a result, starts beginning for winter earlier than a lot of plants.

Ussuri plum

The leaves are already starting to change color.

Peach Week 2015

I cherish the years that my Peach trees produce, since they do not produce fruit every year.

redhaven peach

This year will not be as great as the glorious 2013, where I had over a thousand pounds of fruit, but the Redhaven Peach will provide a lot of peaches for fresh eating.

Poor Little Milkweed

I came across a Milkweed plant that was full of Milkweed Tussock Moth and Monarch Caterpillars.

milkweed moth

monarch milkweed

Milkweed is a common weed around here.  Lately I have been mowing around them and generally letting Milkweed live and propagate, to help some of the insects that depend on this toxic plant.