Thousands should know....

But probably few will.  Any guesses as to where this mural is located?

Don't water me

These daisy's are located outside the inn at Spring Mill State Park.  I figure if Michigan's iron tulips are appropriate for my blog, Indiana's iron daisy's should be also.

Speaking of seeds..

Last fall I gathered persimmons at our favorite location near Lake Monroe.  I decided to try germinating the seeds this spring to see what would happen. After squishing all the fruit to get the pulp (yeech!) I dried the seeds and stored them until this spring.  It took about three weeks, but all four seeds I put in peat pots have germinated!  Below is a photo series for the past week (day1; day2; day3).  I plan on transplanting them when they get a few inches higher.

Garden 2010--Chapter 9

I missed chapter 8, but it probably wasn't much different from chapter 7!  The spinach is now gone (eaten by us and the bugs), the tomatoes are golf ball sized, we have little cucumbers, and the weeds are going crazy!  I have found several things that are definitely not worth growing: collards (destroyed by bugs), bok choy (immediately bolted), and radishes (I'm still trying!).

From a little seed....

I now have Shasta Daisy's all over the place.  I bought a packet of seeds last year and started some in a corner of my garden.  In the fall I transplanted them to various beds and they are now starting to really look good.

The flowers of summer

The only thing remarkable about these guys are that they are here.  I found that a liberal sprinkling of Cheyenne pepper on the lilies in the front yard made them much less tempting to the deer (and you don't really notice the slight orange ting on the leaves!)

More HDR from the campus

Here is another "campus view" using the HDR pro feature in Photoshop.

The picture is looking up Kirkwood from the Sample gates.