So I was just out on the north side of the house and looked to the edge of the woods and saw these yellow/orange berries. Except they were on Lacey oak and live oak trees. I've never seen anything like

So many perennials, so I broke it up into two posts! Where I left off: Native Yucca Turk's Cap Hyssop Monarda (Bee Balm) with Yarrow Echinacea Native oregano Bellflower Gaura Coreopsis Pentstemon Daisy

Every day when I get home from work, I do a walk-around of all the gardens and check out what's going on. With over 1500 square feet of beds in the front, I've got about 200 varieties showing their faces.

I met this little dude on his way from our yard back into the woods. Did you know that a single possum can eat as many as 5000 ticks a year?! That alone is enough for me to like them. They also are immune

One of my favorite perennials is echinacea, and that's saying something. When I designed my flower beds, I used about 200 varieties of native and xeric perennials. Below is a cool variety, the fireworks

Okay, here we go. I'm brand new to steemit, invited by my ever-entertaining, lovely bride @silversmyth. Follow her, she's a hoot. If you've seen her posts, you'll know we are burgeoning homesteaders with