Such a lovely and generous post with your wonderful pics! and info and many links! Happy as I can be to have just downloaded "Islands of Abandonment: Nature Rebounding in the Post-Human Landscape" by Cal Flyn from Libby at my library. Also liked the snippet from Bill Bryson, a favorite of mine for his view of this world.
I happen to have another Geum in my yard. It is Mrs. Bradshaw's Geum which is a happy red and has been offered by one of our local and noted seedsman, Ed Hume for many years. I like it because it blooms early and last at least a month and then may bloom again when things cool down. Though it does die back in winter, it takes cold with some mulching. Though I don't know about your cold winters! One can only give it a try and see how it does.
Excellent read! I'm so grateful to have found this platform. Just arrived yesterday and I'm already finding so much rich reading material like yours here. It indeed has been lonely around my garden this month compared to to the previous several weeks when it was baby bird overload around here, but that is the great circle! I did, however, spot my first monarch yesterday on my hibiscus 🌺 😃
P.s. have you ever listened to ‘The Science of Birds’ podcast? It has so much great info in a fun to listen to way
Such a lovely and generous post with your wonderful pics! and info and many links! Happy as I can be to have just downloaded "Islands of Abandonment: Nature Rebounding in the Post-Human Landscape" by Cal Flyn from Libby at my library. Also liked the snippet from Bill Bryson, a favorite of mine for his view of this world.
I happen to have another Geum in my yard. It is Mrs. Bradshaw's Geum which is a happy red and has been offered by one of our local and noted seedsman, Ed Hume for many years. I like it because it blooms early and last at least a month and then may bloom again when things cool down. Though it does die back in winter, it takes cold with some mulching. Though I don't know about your cold winters! One can only give it a try and see how it does.
Your Geum is hardy to zone 5 which is where we are so it should stand a reasonable chance of surviving our winters.
Good to know. The bees and hummers are happy to find it, too.
Excellent read! I'm so grateful to have found this platform. Just arrived yesterday and I'm already finding so much rich reading material like yours here. It indeed has been lonely around my garden this month compared to to the previous several weeks when it was baby bird overload around here, but that is the great circle! I did, however, spot my first monarch yesterday on my hibiscus 🌺 😃
P.s. have you ever listened to ‘The Science of Birds’ podcast? It has so much great info in a fun to listen to way
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