One of our neighbours has a lovely garden of hollyhocks. They bring back a lot of memories, as my husband’s parents had hollyhocks growing near their garage. Alcea rosea or hollyhocks as we know them range between 3 to 8 feet in height. Their blooms are along the stalks, and tend to open from the […]
On our regular walks in the springtime, we look for the fungi growing on this old stump. When we first see them they are firm and very nice looking. I believe they are called Dryad’s Saddle Fungi, according to several websites I looked at. When they grow on trunks, they often look like saddles, but […]