My husband I are new gardeners attempting to transform the gardens of our first home. We live in a log cabin on +10 acres of woods. With the help of my husband's parents aka Garden Maven we have been able to lay out trails and choose plants. Everyone needs a little help now and then so this blog has been created as a personal reference for gardening in South West New Hampshire.

Friday, September 7, 2007

Wildflowers


Goldenrod is all over our property.
We're not sure if we're allergic to it but we've decided selectively let it grow. It is really pretty in the wildflower garden with the Asters and other flowers that haven't bloomed but hopefully will soon.





Lot of these flowers have come up and some have bloomed. We spread wildflower seeds but I haven't specifically identified this one yet. They are all coming up pink/purple. It's beautiful against the green and goldenrod.






This isn't a wildflower but a mint type of plant that has grown and rapidly spread on the east side of our front stair case. It receives full sun and well drained soil. The blooms are clusters of purple. We think this might be Catmint. I remember planting some and know that none of our mint survived to become seedlings so that we could transplant them. It think we bought a few of these plants at a nursery because our original mint did not survive. I'm not 100% sure on the identification of this plant.