A BLUE AND WHITE GARDEN FOR SPRING Many years ago, when my children were young, we drove up to Door County to spend Memorial Day weekend. The weather was quite cool–the tourist season had not yet started. The peninsula was, however, exquisite; a beautiful time of year to visit. The cherry trees, for which the [...]
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SNOWFALL
The Snow-Storm Announced by all the trumpets of the sky, Arrives the snow, and, driving o’er the fields, Seems nowhere to alight: the whited air Hides hills and woods, the river, and the heaven, And veils the farm-house at the garden’s end. The sled and traveller stopped, the courier’s feet Delayed, all friends shut out, [...]
House Tour
You’ve seen my gardens– You’ve seen my house– Now see the inside of my house: This is my front porch. My house, at 626 Orange St, in Elgin, will be open for the 31st annual Gifford Park Association Historic House Tour on September 8, 2012, from 9:00AM to 5:00PM. [...]
Winter Views
Out of the bosom of the Air, Out of the cloud-folds of her garments shaken, Over the woodlands brown and bare, Over the harvest-fields forsaken, Silent and soft and slow Descends the snow. Ralph Waldo Emerson Winter Views At last! Snow! I visited some friends last Thursday, the day after our first [...]
Sycamore
Oh, the moon is fair tonight along the Wabash, From the fields comes the breath of new-mown hay; Through the sycamores the candle lights are gleaming On the banks of the Wabash, far away. Theodore Dreiser On the Banks of the Wabash Sycamore When my in-laws bought a new [...]
Christmas Card 2011
O, Wind, if Winter comes, Can Spring be far behind? Percy Bysshe Shelly Love, Peace, and Joy! Merry Christmas Pat Hill
Native Plant Seminar
Late Winter is the time for Native Plant Seminars in our area and I urge you to attend at least one. Jerry Johnson, of Garfield Farm, is such a compelling writer that I decided to feature his entire promotion. Contact Jerome Johnson (630) 584-8485 info@garfieldfarm.org www.garfieldfarm.org 25th Annual Native Plant Seminar CAMPTON HILLS, IL Garfield [...]
Grass, Stone, and Snow
Snow, Stone, and Grass My posts this winter have been mostly about trees and shrubs in snow, but today I am featuring herbaceous plants, mostly grasses. I visited the Geneva Riverwalk again Sunday, an ordinary winter day, cloudy and a with a light snow cover. More than anything, I want to show you how gorgeous [...]
Winter Hike in the Woods
Announced by all the trumpets of the sky Arrives the snow, and, driving o’re the fields, Seems nowhere to alight: the whited air Hides hills and woods, the river, and the heaven, Ralph Waldo Emerson Winter Hike in a Kettle Moraine Woods A 20 degree Sunday afternoon and a snow-covered landscape drew me to Burnidge [...]
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Wild Ones: Northern Kane County Chapter
Winter is dragging on, isn’t it?
February 19, 2013 • Categories: Pat's Comments, Winter • by PatHill
Winter is dragging on, isn’t it? Let’s see what’ was in bloom on Feb. 18. Feb 18. American Hazelnut (Corylus americana) catkins and Pussy Willow (Salix discolor) branches cut and brought into the house a week before. Feb 18 Wild Stonecrop (Sedum ternatum) is our area’s only sedum. In nature it [...]
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