Hayefield

Posted on January 22, 2008December 24, 2010 by Nan Ondra — 2 Comments

Welcome to Hayefield

Text and photos ©Nancy J. Ondra

When I started blogging with the others at Gardening Gone Wild late last summer, I knew there was no shortage of topics to write about at that time, because there was so much going on in the garden. As fall approached, though, I heard of a few garden blogs taking a hiatus for the “off season,” and I wondered if most garden bloggers disappeared during the winter. Well, far from it, apparently: seems to me that the garden-blogging community keeps on going (and growing) no matter what the weather.

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Posted on January 15, 2008December 21, 2010 by Nan Ondra

Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – January 2008

I found a bloom for Bloom Day! I brought branches of ‘Kumson’ forsythia inside a week ago, but they haven’t done anything. Outside, though, a few buds are just about open. Now, I’m off to see what the rest of you have posted in the main Bloom Day post at May Dreams Gardens.

Posted on November 15, 2007June 19, 2015 by Nan Ondra

Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – November 2007

Here in southeastern Pennsylvania, we’ve already had several weeks of below-freezing nights, as well as a variety of other weather conditions. Yesterday started out frosty, then turned foggy and mild. We’re due for another shot of cold air later today, but in the meantime, it’s pouring rain.

Fortunately, I took lots of pictures in the garden yesterday; unfortunately, there wasn’t much in the way of flowery goodness. In fact, I could find only two worth capturing. Above are a few blooms of a monkshood (Aconitum carmichaelii) with seersucker sedge (Carex plantaginea). Normally, they’re held at eye-level or above, but these formed just a few inches above the ground.

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