Category: Perennials

  • Late Season Blooming Flowers

    Late Season Blooming Flowers

    Last Monday, November 16th I was cutting back perennials in Trumbull, Connecticut in USDA Hardiness Zone 6b.  I noticed a couple of beautiful late season blooming flowers. We’ve already had several hard frosts.  Most of the leaves have fallen off the trees and been cleaned up. Late Season Blooming Flowers I first noticed a grouping of Honorine Jobert Windflower…

  • Wetland Plants of CT

    Wetland Plants of CT

    Every year Cub Scout Pack 170 cleans up Edmund Road in Newtown, CT.  It’s our Earth Day conservation project.  My son and I spent an hour one Saturday morning picking up garbage and admiring flora.  Truth be told I was the only one admiring the flora. We cleaned up litter on a Saturday.  I was so…

  • April 16, 2014 Snowstorm in Newtown, CT

    April 16, 2014 Snowstorm in Newtown, CT

    This morning I woke to an inch of sleet and snow on the ground.  The thermometer read 27 degrees and the wind was whipping.  Naturally, the first thing I did was grab my camera and run outside. Snow brings out the best in plants.  It adds interest, creates contrast, and reminds every one of the…