Mid June Blooms
Mid June blooming plants and gardens. Lots of activity in our gardens and thankfully nurseries are now open and not so busy as the first week. More pictures will be added during the week
Critters in our Gardens
If you have any sort of garden in Long Branch you will likely have a host of animals using or passing through your garden from insects to birds to mammals. A variety of animals call Long Branch home at least at certain times of the year.
Containers
Monarchs love my sunflowers
Gooseberry blossoms
Raspberries
Garden Beds – late May
Late May garden beds. More photos and comments to be added
Sorrel soup
Sorrel is a slender herbaceous perennial plant about 60 cm (24 in) high, with roots that run deep into the ground, as well as juicy stems and edible, arrow-shaped leaves. The leaves, when consumed raw, have a tart, lemon-y taste. Rumex acetosa occurs in grassland habitats throughout Europe from the northern Mediterranean coast to … Read more Sorrel soup
May Birds
A wide variety of birds live in or pass through Long Branch. In the spring many migrating birds return to our gardens. The locals that remain all year and some of the migrating birds nest in Long Branch. Others visit for a short while and move on.
The Starling pictured is nesting on an actual traffic light, in a back yard, which has been rewired so when it is plugged in, all the lights come on. There is a hole in the top of the traffic light and each spring starlings make a nest inside the light. Right now they have babies and mom and dad starling are very busy bringing food to the nest for junior starlings.
Early Trees
Some early blossoming trees including Service berry and various cherry trees. The Harlequin Maple is unusual. This maple grows very slowly due to the low amount of chlorophyll in it’s leaves. The result is very light green coloured leaves.
