The Importance of Planting Pollinators in Your Garden

I have written several posts about the pollinators I plant in my gardens. Generally speaking, I focus on planting perennial pollinators. But I also add several annual pollinators. For instance, I plant Heavenly Blue Morning Glory Vines EVERY year, and the morning glories I plant are annuals. What Is A Garden Annual? An annual is…

Native Primrose Plants Growing in My Mississippi Garden

Oenothera speciosa ‘Siskiyou’ Evening Primrosea Image Credit: Rare Roots Height: 12″ – 18″ “Oenothera speciosa ‘Siskiyou’ produces 2″ pink, cup-shaped flowers most of the early summer. Also called Evening Primrose or Pinkladies, Oenothera ‘Siskiyou’ blooms are open during the day. ‘Siskiyou’ is a rapidly spreading perennial plant that makes a deciduous ground cover, but it should…

The Ancient Celts: History, Religion, and Mythology

Anglo-CelticPeople “The true term for the population of these [British] islands, and for the typical and dominant part of the population of North America, is not Anglo-Saxon, but Anglo-Celtic. It is precisely in this blend of Germanic and Celtic elements that the British people are unique—it is precisely this blend which gives to this people…

Halloween – History and Mythology of an Ancient Harvest Festival

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…

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…