I planted these seeds on Saturday, June 7th. The packages say they germinate in 7-14 days, but I just got word that some of them have already sprung from the ground.
You will note on the packages that one type gets to four feet tall and the other gets to twelve feet tall. I planted
Just when you think a flower has washed away in the floods, or burned away in the droughts, or withered due to benighted neglect, they come back. These always seemed to be sat on by groundhogs or bunnies.
These pretty tradescantia are blooming and have grown from seeds scattered by their predecessors. The blueness and purple makes them some of my favorites.
Tradescantia blooming is the second in my trilogy of flower themed mystery novels.
This dead vole or mole in my lawn provides pretty conclusive evidence that they late making the tunnels in my front yard.
I often see them scurry away when we walk out there and this us the first dead one I have seen. I did not kill it, and it got a water burial in the creek after documentation.
I suspect that these may be moles because of the mole-like face and mole-like front claws, though it is still hard to tell. Voles look more like mice. Comments?