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Tangled Branches: Cultivated

happenings in and around my zone 6b gardens in northern Virginia and in central Virginia

Thursday, October 05, 2006

Here and There

The last couple of weeks have been hectic here. We finally got the keys to our new house late last Friday afternoon. The very first thing we did was set up some old directors' chairs on the porch and sit and drink tea. No furniture yet. Then we went out to dinner - no fridge yet either. Sunday, I went out to explore the woods and take a few pictures. I have much to learn about my new environment. I noticed red mushrooms, purple mushrooms, and orange mushrooms - colorful, but toxic-looking. I was happy to see lots of sweetgum trees - always wanted one of those and now I have more than one. Also: blackgum, some maples, some pines and cedars, and many oaks. Lots of understory plants that I can't identify yet, and some that I can (greenbrier). An old rusty piece of a car. Hardly any poison ivy! A "stream" runs through the property, but "ditch" might be a more appropriate name for it. And it doesn't really run either. I expected mosquito trouble, but it seems to me there are more at our suburban house. Anyhow, near the "stream" is a large colony of what I think is Lycopodium. Need to do more research. Various ferns live nearby, and I don't have much of a grasp of them either.

Meanwhile, back in suburbia, the construction/destruction continues. The deck is going to be monstrously huge, but maybe we can fill it up with outdoor furniture to keep it from looking like a basketball court. Back in our suburban woods, beyond the mess behind the house, my lone Euonymus americanus fruit has opened up. The first time I saw one in the wild, I immediately wanted it for my garden. It's a straggly shrub, but perfectly fine for an out-of-the-way spot in the woods.

Trying to think of a catch-all ending here, and failing miserably, so I'll just stop typing.

posted by Entangled at 7:26 PM ::: Permalink

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