Tag Archives: hostas
Hosta la Vista, Deer
Just a few nature photos—deer shot behind my fence June 20, 2011, and some bushes and hostas blooming the same day. The photography was a nice interlude during a very hot mow of the lawn. It’s good I got it … Continue reading
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Mid-April, Buds Show How The World Will Change
Crocus have been in bloom and many are already faded. Daffodils are coming into their own, and all kinds of flowers/plants are starting to show themselves. It’s mid-April, an in between time in the garden. The early phase, the first … Continue reading
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The Garden, One Year Later
A year ago, I was putting in a new garden made necessary by my neighbor’s installation of a giant white plastic wall. One year later, how is it doing? Quite well. The mysterious blue flowers did not come back this … Continue reading
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Lillies, For the Most Part
While we were in Puerto Rico, a number of new flowers showed up in the gardens, many of them daylilies or the native Iowa “tiger” lily. I didn’t photograph them until Saturday, a day after we got back, so I … Continue reading
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Life musings ... My name is Joe Sheller and I'm an Associate Professor at Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This blog is personal opinion and does not reflect the opinion of the college, it's administration, staff or board. I love to garden and often find my mind wandering when I'm pondering weeds or flowers. This blog is a pretty random mix of those thoughts, some on gardening, many on life in general.
