More plants in the ground & mower rant

I’ve now got jasmine tobacco (Nicotiana alata/affinis), three varieties of wild tobacco (Nicotiana rustica)–Mt. Pima, Isleta, and Domingo–and Nicandra (physalodes) Splash of Cream in the ground in my front yard. They are lining the driveway and make me feel good to look at them. I am anticipating summer, when their flowers of the tobacco plants [...]

Getting stuff in the ground: lavender & southernwood

Yesterday I planted four types of lavender plants that I picked up at a local nursery, Baker’s Acres up in North Lansing, last week. It’s a wonderful drive on a ridge above Seneca Lake, my favorite of the Fingerlakes. I love that area. It was a beautiful day for it, but I still had the [...]