THESE GREEN BEAN PLANTS ARE EXPOSING THEIR COTYLEDONS (FRONT PLANT) AND FIRST TRUE LEAVES (BACK).
IMAGE BY AMY SMITH
All in PLANTS
PEPPERMINTY
PEPPERMINT CAN HELP YOU CLEAN UP YOUR ACT
IMAGE FROM WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
A JEWEL OF A WEED
THIS JEWEL OF A WEED EASES THE ITCHING OF POISON IVY AND CONVENIENTLY GROWS NEAR BY!
IMAGE BY CALPHOTOS VIA CREATIVE COMMONS
I JUST NEED A LITTLE NIP
HOW TO USE NEPETALACTONE TO GET YOUR CAT ALL NIPPED UP.
PHOTO BY AMY SMITH
COCKLEBURS
DON’T EAT THE COCKLEBURS! NOT THAT YOU WOULD EAT THESE WETLAND INDICATORS… BUT DON’T!
IMAGE FROM CHICKENDVM AT CREATIVE COMMONS.
WATERCRESS FINGER SANDWICHES ANYONE?
THESE AQUATIC PLANTS ADD A PEPPERY FINISH TO YOUR FINGER SANDWICHES.
IMAGE FROM WIKIMEDIA COMMONS.
YUCCA USES
THIS YUCCA WOULD BE A GOOD CHOICE FOR A PREPPER’S LANDSCAPE.
PHOTO FROM CREATIVE COMMONS
SNOW-ON-THE-MOUNTAIN
NOW I UNDERSTAND “SNOW-ON-THE-MOUNTAIN”
PHOTO BY ME (AMY SMITH)
A LATE BLOOMER
THIS LATE BLOOMER CAN BE FOUND IN A DISTURBED AREA NEAR YOU.
PHOTO BY AMY SMITH (ME)
DON'T DODDER
THAT ORANGE STRING IN THE FIELD IS MORE INSIDIOUS THAN YOU THINK.
PHOTO BY AMY SMITH (ME)
A NOD TO THE NAKED LADIES IN MY YARD
NAMED AFTER MARK ANTONY’S LOVER, THESE NAKED LADIES ARE POPPING UP IN MY YARD!
PHOTO FROM CREATIVE COMMONS By Namazu-tron - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4617746
INDIAN BLANKETS
JUST BACK FROM A BLOG SABBATICAL….HERE IS A LUCKY FLOWER.
PHOTO BY AMY SMITH
MAYAPPLES
MAYAPPLES LOOK LIKE LITTLE GREEN UMBRELLAS WITH A SINGLE WHITE FLOWER HIDING BELOW.
PHOTO FROM WIKIMEDIA COMMONS.
A FRIDAY QUICKIE
A PROBING QUESTION IS ANSWERED.
PHOTO BY ME! WHICH IS WHY IT IS CRAP. SORRY.
THE MANY USES OF WILD ONIONS
THERE ARE MANY SUPRISING HISTORICAL USES FOR THOSE ONIONS THAT ARE SPOILING THE MONOCULTURE OF YOUR YARD.
PHOTO FROM CREATIVE COMMONS BY AMY-BUTHOD
THE REDBUDS ARE BLOOMING! THE REDBUDS ARE BLOOMING
PLANTS HAVE HORMONES TOO AND THEY DO CRAZY THINGS.
PHOTO FROM CREATIVE COMMONS AND FORESTPANZY
BIRD'S FOOT VIOLETS
THIS LOVELY VIOLET SUPPORTS BUTTERFLIES. IT KEEPS GIVING "LOVELY"!
PHOTO FROM CREATIVE COMMONS.
WILD FOR FLOWERS
WHY NOT PLANT ON THE WILD SIDE?
PHOTO FROM CREATIVE COMMONS GLOBAL PLANT COUNCIL.
WATCH FOR WITCH HAZEL
WHY WOULD I WANT TO FIND WITCH HAZEL?
GRAPHIC BY KOHLER FROM WIKIMEDIA.COM
MEET ME UNDER THAT PARASITIC PLANT
STEAL A KISS BENEATH A PARASITIC PLANT WHO'S NAME LITERALLY MEANS "DUNG TWIG".
PHOTO FROM WIKIMEDIA COMMONS.