I’m a graphic designer by day, so naturally I’m attracted to various textures, colors, and patterns in the garden (beyond “what color is the flower?”). My overall landscape is still a work-in-progress, so why not focus in a bit?

Bottle Brush Grass seed head

Tiny fennel plant in the vegetable garden

Who doesn’t love a purple coneflower? It’s a classic for a reason.

Bee on milkweed flower

Red Lake currant

Catawba grapes – this will be the first year I get fruit from this plant

Look who was hiding under a cucumber leaf!
In case you can’t tell, we are switching into high gear here in Minnesota! Here we go…
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July 3, 2012 at 10:10 pm
Ummm… pretty sure that’s bottlebrush grass (Elymus hystrix), not little bluestem.
July 5, 2012 at 9:36 am
Oh goodness. You are completely right. I’ve had this plant mislabeled from the start, it seems. Fixing my errors, thank you!
July 5, 2012 at 8:13 pm
It’s one of my favorites, too.