tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post1310973334413965103..comments2024-03-07T10:06:13.620-05:00Comments on View from Federal Twist: Spring meadow evolvingJames Goldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-41650881324963237862011-05-26T21:34:09.780-04:002011-05-26T21:34:09.780-04:00They're everywhere! They're everywhere!They're everywhere! They're everywhere!James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-16243243796681818772011-05-26T21:14:16.192-04:002011-05-26T21:14:16.192-04:00There is nothing common about that Arisaema.There is nothing common about that Arisaema.Leshttp://atidewatergardener.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-35897890582244422452011-05-10T19:28:45.397-04:002011-05-10T19:28:45.397-04:00Rob, your description of it as 'stinkin jenny&...Rob, your description of it as 'stinkin jenny' seems to clinch the identification. Our "ramps" smell a little like cat pee when they're raw. Cooked, they're delicious. I've never seen them growing, though our green markets have them for sale in abundance. Guess they came over with the English colonists or vice versa.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-60049471700281850872011-05-10T17:01:21.479-04:002011-05-10T17:01:21.479-04:00I'd say you have spring interest in abundance....I'd say you have spring interest in abundance.<br /><br />I remember wild garlic when I lived in the UK. Each morning I'd walk to catch the tube at the end of the Met line and i'd pass great colonies of them. They're sometimes called 'stinkin' jenny', the leaves were the area of culinery significance. Years ago, I remember seeing them for sale at London's borough market for an absolute fortune.Rob (ourfrenchgarden)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05087218232138304239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-58936896073747903292011-05-09T21:17:45.008-04:002011-05-09T21:17:45.008-04:00Michael, so what you say seems to mean that this a...Michael, so what you say seems to mean that this area is Jack-in-the-Pulpit territory (I'm near Philly). None in the woods of New Hampshire? They are such delicate plants, I'm surprised they grow so prolifically here. Some are giant (seemingly), two feet tall, perhaps more. Not all, some.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-42860513590792187082011-05-08T17:49:48.135-04:002011-05-08T17:49:48.135-04:00James,
The meadow looks wonderful. I have a whole ...James,<br />The meadow looks wonderful. I have a whole stand of Jack-in-the-pulpits beneath a Magnolia seiboldii tree in my garden. When it is happy it seeds readily. It brings back fond memories of the woods where I grew up in suburban Philadelphia. I have never spotted here in the woods of New Hampshire.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14771120380247636617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-3318419976625415482011-05-07T19:38:38.352-04:002011-05-07T19:38:38.352-04:00Thankyou, James...upon further research I see that...Thankyou, James...upon further research I see that the blue flowers of Pulmonaria ( lungwort, Jerusalem sage ) sometimes go pink...I'd love to grow it, but I usually avoid pink. Australian plants have had to fit into often harsh conditions...it's not uncommon to find a single species existing only in a single location...many of them are both hardy and almost frail.Gardener in the Distancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478393904059307841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-41161153860096600762011-05-07T18:36:34.530-04:002011-05-07T18:36:34.530-04:00Nan, thanks for the help. I have Cardamine concate...Nan, thanks for the help. I have Cardamine concatenata growing around here (it bloomed a couple of weeks ago), which has very different, dramatically toothed leaves, but the flower is certainly similar. I dismissed Cardamine because of the leaf shape alone, but at your urging, I found another one, Cardamine bulbosa (also known as Spring cress), which I do think is my "unknown" plant.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-67781080509628986942011-05-07T18:23:01.362-04:002011-05-07T18:23:01.362-04:00Diana, it's true. These plants have proven the...Diana, it's true. These plants have proven their ability to compete with the grasses. It is a marathon ... in slow motion.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-88147274269392048152011-05-07T17:43:43.830-04:002011-05-07T17:43:43.830-04:00Absolutely lovely things going on in your meadow, ...Absolutely lovely things going on in your meadow, James - so much variety and color so early in the growing season. That white flower you're wondering about: maybe a species of Cardamine? I don't know them well enough to tell them apart, so I'll leave it to you to Google and see what you think.Nan Ondrahttp://www.hayefield.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-76844220294532734552011-05-07T17:24:08.970-04:002011-05-07T17:24:08.970-04:00Let plant competition carry the weight of garden m...Let plant competition carry the weight of garden management.<br /><br />That sounds to me like the finishing line of a marathon, and I have only just heard the starter's gun.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-55352009401803589972011-05-07T12:31:29.987-04:002011-05-07T12:31:29.987-04:00Scott, thanks. The Jack in the Pulpits are everywh...Scott, thanks. The Jack in the Pulpits are everywhere. The great thing is their bright red berries in the fall, most of which seem to seed around easily. My growing conditions are so challenging, I love finding plants that actually like it here. My goal is to let plant competition carry the weight of garden management, so I only occasionally have to intervene. Not there yet, but getting there.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-39303096804149198892011-05-07T12:27:33.439-04:002011-05-07T12:27:33.439-04:00Faisal, the plant with blue flowers in the 7th pho...Faisal, the plant with blue flowers in the 7th photo is Pulmonaria 'Samouri'. The Sweet Woodruff has the finely cut leaves and white flowers. I'm realizing how very different our plants are from yours. I'm totally lost looking at Australian plants (well, most of them).James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-51335338197091274412011-05-07T11:39:23.472-04:002011-05-07T11:39:23.472-04:00James, there is literally nothing about this post ...James, there is literally nothing about this post I don't like! Last season, I had to admit my own garden is really great in summer and fall...but spring is a bit drab. I've been trying to incorporate more spring ephemerals as well to jump-start the growing season. Love your solutions, especially allowing some of the native (and long-term resident) plants to establish themselves. I'm in love with that combination of Pulmonaria and Galium....the contrast in color and texture is really magical. I'm not sure why you don't see Galium used more often, it's such a fabulous plant...and far from being a thug. You are so lucky to have those Jack in the Pulpit as volunteers! Love how it sort of stands sentinel over that part of the garden. Can't wait to see the changes you have in store for the rest of the season.scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-84464993363158944872011-05-07T11:39:01.381-04:002011-05-07T11:39:01.381-04:00Beautiful photos James. You say the garden on Fede...Beautiful photos James. You say the garden on Federal Twist has always been a summer/fall garden, yet your spring seems delightful. I especially like that blue groundcover ( is it the 'Sweet woodruff' in your 7th photo? ). A real woodland.Gardener in the Distancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478393904059307841noreply@blogger.com