Oak Canopy

i discovered today that i have the pleasure of watching these beautiful oak trees behind my new place gracefully mature.

'O Christmas tree 'O Christmas tree!

7'0" Common Mullein

That's a 6'2"/280lb landscaper called Matt on the right.  Next to him is a taller Ontario weed, named Verbascum thapsus or Common Mullein.  Wow!

Plant of the Week

Platanus x acerifolia (Cow Tree)
Huge triangular-ovate alternate leaves, 7"long x 10" wide;  in flower right now, monoecious, white.  Can't wait for the syncarp fruit on this plant to show.

Plant of the Week

Lamb's Ear (Stachys byzantina).  Always on my Perrennial favorite's list.  Part-shade to full.  Native to Iran and Turkey.  Grows to two feet. Silvery-white hairs and pink/white late-spring flowers.

Summer Planter

New summer planter outside the studio!
Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae) surrounded by Purple Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas 'Ace of Spades')

Not all weeds are noxious.

You'll notice the vegetative growth slowly encrouching on your prized garden plants.  With its opposite, lanceolate leaf arrangement and twining habit, its not hard to notice.  If you let it naturalize until it blooms in a couple weeks, you'll be amazed by its gorgeous purple/pink flower.