Friday, June 27, 2008

Early summer in the garden

Our big and beautiful Black Walnut tree, after having a year off from nut production last year, is back with a bumper crop this year. The tree goes in three year cycles. Amy and I have been researching the best way to harvest, cure and store the nuts this year. We'll have to fight the hoard of squirrels that flock to the tree for them. They like to sit up on the lower limbs and throw the walnuts at passing humans. Seriously. They are cantankerous little bastards.Columbine
Hosta, astilbe and a rock cairn I don't know what these delicate little yellow flowers are called, do you? I like to find out...
Heliotrope
Verbena
We have a lot of purple plants for some reason!
Iris

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