The Tommies are in bloom! I wish you were here to see them! I know they must be making a statement because Mr I Do Not Garden or Blog thinks they look wonderful.
He's right, they do look pretty wonderful.
Just look at that flower, it's covered in golden delicious pollen.
But, you don't have to take my word for it.
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| The hillside that has charmed me for decades! |
You might remember my inspiration! A dream of a hillside with tens of thousands of Tommies.
I think I've finally found my hill. It was covered with forsythia and made the entrance to the house feel crowded. Early last fall we cleared the shrubs and planted Juniperus virginiana 'Gray Owl', Panicum virgatum 'Northwind', stone unearthed in the clearing process and of course Crocus tommasinianus.
So far the Tommies are unscathed by the resident rodents! The hill has perfect drainage, great soil and plenty of sunshine. They just need one other thing to insure that they naturalize with ease and
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| also planted on Tommie Hill |
It sure looks to me like the bees are doing their best to make sure there will be more Tommies at Clay and Limestone!
xxoogail
Gail Eichelberger is a gardener and therapist in Middle Tennessee. She loves wildflowers and native plants and thoroughly enjoys writing about the ones she grows at
Clay and Limestone. She reminds all that the words and images are the property of the author and cannot be used without written permission.
