Every Wednesday, I post one of my nature photos – a ‘Whisper’ that’s my version of stopping to smell the roses. Perhaps if we pay a bit more attention to the nature that’s all around us, we’ll be more inclined to cherish and protect it. Scroll below the photo to learn more about the subject. Enjoy!
Last weekend I went on a small group tour of a couple of “habitat gardens” near Syracuse. Habitat gardening emphasizes plants native to the area in question in an effort to (re)create habitat for the local birds, bees and wildlife. I’m interested in this because it meshes so nicely with permaculture which has as its motto: Care of people, care of the earth, share the surplus. Habitat gardening is one way of caring for the planet we live on.
During the tour I photographed this beautiful clump of Black-eyed susan (Rudbeckia hirta) in full bloom. Truthfully, I’m not certain that’s exactly what they are – I neglected to ask the hostess. Now that I’ve checked Native Plants of the Northeast, they may instead be Eastern coneflower (Rudbeckia fulgida). In the world of gardening there can be subtle differences between two similar-looking plants that qualify them for different names. They may also be a cultivar of one of the above, but whatever their name, they were lovely.
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Yes Kathy, they aren’t black eyed Susans; which have even more spectacular flowers.
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