A long time ago, someone actually planted a tawny orange daylily—Hemerocallis fulva—on purpose. I am sure the individual in question planted only one and was amazed five years later when it had morphed into an enormous clump and threatened to devour an entire landscape. That is what tawny orange daylilies do. At this time of … Read more
High summer has just passed. In the roadside ditches and hedgerows near my Central New York State summer cottage, the green milkweed pods are fattening up. In another month they will be brown and ready to split, dispersing their silk-clad seeds. Sulfur butterflies dance over Queen Anne’s lace, chicory, butter-and-eggs and early goldenrod. The air … Read more
