Alpacas 5/24/2023
Happy alpacas enjoy their retirement with friends.
Bumblebee on black locust 5/26/23
The tree is flowering abundantly and was full of bumblebees today, at least 2 species.
Young sugar bowl clematis with future flower bud April 25, 2023
Last year the clematis bloomed way earlier than is typical around our area. This year its maturity in late April seems more typical. BTW, no animals will be allowed to…
Sugarbowl Clematis April 27, 2022
This Sugarbowl clematis (Clematis hirsutissima) appeared in bloom in one of the pastures of Sunswept Hills Farm in April of 2022. It has never been noticed in the farm in…
Winter squash on the way inside 11/6/22
These are two varieties of Cucurbita maxima (which includes hubbard squash, buttercup, and kabocha types.) The little ones are a hybrid kabocha called Shiguchi Shiro. We git a huge yield…
Aster in new snow
Asters are a wonderful late season pollinator plant. This one is a cultivar of a northeastern species. (I totally support planting local/regional native plants, but I'm not a purist about…
Cyclamen flowers, Nov 2, 2022
We planted this little cyclamen in the 1980’s, in the lawn outside the dining room of the house (built 1895.) In the spring it puts up silver and green mottled…
Hazel catkins in spring 2023
Early spring view of hazel (filbert) catkins elongating. This Italian filbert was custom grafted for us in the early 90’s by an Oregon nurseryman whose family grew it in Italy.…