SUN-WORSHIP. THE SOURCES OF HALLOWE’EN “If we could ask one of the old-world pagans whom he revered as his greatest gods, he would be sure to name among them the sun-god; calling him Apollo if he were a Greek; if an Egyptian, Horus or Osiris; if of Norway, Sol; if of Peru, Bochica. As the…
Month: October 2024
Time to Set Up Bird Feeders and Plant Wildflowers – Winter Comes Too Soon: Memoir Mondays
There’s a frenzy in my garden, Squirrels can’t get enough. Birds are looking frantically For seeds and nuts and stuff. The corn is dry and shriveled now, A vine has reached the top. Fading leaves are bending low, And bright red apples drop. – Jacki Kellum – I began writing the abovee picture book manuscript…
Sow Wildflower Seeds in Fall to Bloom in Next Year’s Garden
Image Credit: Eden Brothers All Perennial Wildflower Seed Mix 100% Perennial: Siberian Wallflower, Shasta Daisy, Lance Leaf Coreopsis, Foxglove Excelsior, Purple Coneflower, Blanket Flower, Blue Flax Perennial, Perennial Lupine, Mexican Hat, Black Eyed Susan, Candytuft Mix, Gayfeather, Maltese Cross, Plains Coreopsis, Money Plant, Iceland Poppy Mix, Purple Prairie Clover, Sweet William Herald of Spring, Daisy…
Apples Are as American as Mom and Apple Pie – Memoir Mondays
Moments ago, I posted a rich testament to apples, but it was published in 1884 by a British man, Richard Folkard. Richard Folkard has provided us with an almost perfect history of the Apple and the Mythology associated with that plant. He drew upon stories from the ancient Brittons, the ancient Greeks, Italy, and several…
Apple – Fruit and Dew of Heaven – Gift from the Eternal Hills
APPLE.—Whether the Apple, the Orange, the Pomegranate, the Fig, the Banana, or the Grape was the actual fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, which tempted Eve in Paradise, will possibly never be settled; but it is certain that not only is the Apple mystical above all the fruits of the earth, but it is the…
Tennessee Wildflower Seed Mix
Image Credit: Eden Brothers Image Credit: Eden Brothers 70% Annual, 30% Perennial: Five Spot, Lemon Mint, African Daisy, Snapdragon Toadflax, Red Corn Poppy, Lance Leaf Coreopsis, Shirley Poppy Mixed Red and Pink, Cosmos Wild Sensation, California Poppy Orange, Blanket Flower, Black Eyed Susan, Wild Perennial Lupine, Purple Coneflower, Russell Lupine, Plains Coreopsis, Siberian Wallflower, Scarlet…
Wildfllower Seed Mix Especially Prepared for Mississippi
Image Credit: Ede Brothers Image Credit: Eden Brothers Mix Contents50% Annual, 50% Perennial: Siberian Wallflower, Cosmos Sensation Mix, Coreopsis Lance Leaf, California Poppy Orange, Sunflower Lemon Queen, Purple Coneflower, Baby Blue Eyes, Evening Primrose, Wild Perennial Lupine, Red Corn Poppy, Lacy Phacelia, New England Aster, Blanket Flower, Gayfeather, Sweet Alyssum Tall White, Bee Balm, Yellow…
Antirrhinum – Snapdragons
Image Credit: Park Seed Black Prince Snapdragon – Heirloom “This dragon looks like it might really snap. A wonderful heirloom reselected for modern vigor and bloom power, ‘Black Prince’ Snapdragon is a glorious snapdragon with blooms of darkest crimson and bronzy foliage that complements the fresh greens of the spring or fall garden beautifully. “The…
Anemone – Delicate Windflower – Passed Down from Antiquity
ANEMONE. Image Credit: Bluestone Perennials Anemone Robustissima Japanese Anemone, Windflower Vigorous and Extremely Hardy “Soft pink single, cup-shaped flowers float above attractive deep green foliage. The most adaptable of the Japanese Anemone. From late summer to fall, there is no flower quite like it in the border for providing late season color. The hardiest to zone…
Amaranth – The “Never-Fading” Emblem of Immortality – Favorite Family of Plants of the Ancients — Including Globe Amaranths and Cockscomb
AMARANTH.— Love Lies Bleeding Image Credit: Eden Brothers A unique growth habit of cascading pink plumes to attract pollinators Annual with bright red hanging blooms Easy to grow summer bloomer that’s great for cut flowers Thrives in bright, sunny growing areas Image Credit: Eden Brothers Red Garnet Antioxidant filled fuchsia leaves makes wonderfully rich microgreens…