I think we're up to about 14" of rain in the last 5 weeks. The front prairie garden -- composed off 100% drought tolerant natives -- is languishing. Out back things are thick, lush, and breeding mosquitoes by the truck load. Chiggers will be next. Still, there are reasons to celebrate.
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| Arrowwood viburnum and indian grass |
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| Shell leaf penstemon |
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| Baptisia autralis minor |
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| The front beds. A soggy mess with mulch floating away. |
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| Pasque flower seed heads. Better than blooms. |
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| Leave those cut plant stems high! Many native bees buzzing in and out. |
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| My wife's PhD graduation gift. Can't believe it's been a year. |
And I leave you with this thought:
“Lilacs disconnect one’s yard from the prairie that is around and so
disconnect our lives from reckoning with the real wonders of the
grassland. The Nebraska plain is not barren, after all.”
-- Richard
Manning
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