POSTED BY CALEB – To me, lilies are the heart and soul of midsummer. Their heady perfumes, their rich colors, their enormous blossoms – all combine to bring a gracious presence much needed at this time of year when my garden is beginning to look rather shop-worn. Even better, Japanese beetles don’t eat them. That, surely, [...]
Entries from July 2009
July 14, 2009
Weirder Cucumbers
POSTED BY CALEB – Okay, if you thought last week’s cucumbers were weird, wait ’til you take a look at these pics which I shot this afternoon.
What are they? Not some sort of horny sea creature, but ornamental cucumbers I grew from a 49-cent packet of seeds. No wonder the Biblical prophet Isaiah spoke of a forgotten place [...]
July 6, 2009
My Startling Jungle
POSTED BY CALEB
My garden has gone rather wild in the months that I’ve been absent. It reminds me of these words by Vita Sackville-West, the famous English gardener.
“Follow my steps, oh gardener, down these woods.
Luxuriate in this my startling jungle.”
- Vita Sackville-West, The Garden
