rain, wind, onions
We are going through the outskirts of Hurricane Lee. It’s dark, noisy with wind. lots of rain. Not that unusual. The only plans we had today were to participate in workday at the community garden, but that was canceled. So a day at home. I froze some tomato pulp.
I like how these onions look. Round, shiny spheres. I cut off their withered tops and peeled off some layers of dirty skin. They still seem a little moist, so they’re sitting on the floor in the house. The varieties are Highlander and Blush. The Redwing onions are still in the ground, as they seem to be maturing later than the others. It’s nice not to have to shop for onions.
I took the below photo before the hurricane. It’s from the upstairs bathroom window. I like the lush look of the rock border garden. And the variety of plant forms. And how a number of the plants are just seed heads at this point, but they still look good from this vantage point. The goldenrod (yellow), asters (white), and Autumn Joy sedum (pink) are blooming. The remaining ripe tomatoes are just visible at the top of the photo, with white tags marking the varieties.
The look of the border garden is mostly due to the plants, not to me. I like a lush, full look to a garden but I plant minimally. And I barely tended this strip of border. The goldenrod and asters appeared on their own. And all these plants have filled out on their own and overspill the rock borders so nicely. I love it. The ground cover on the right is mostly blueberry.
Next year, I want to go around the corner to the right and make a border parallel to the vegetable garden wall. Right now, it is a forest of unwanted maple saplings and large bracken fern. There’s no rock border there – maybe I’ll make one? Plant dreaming, perfect for a stormy day.
oh how I love all of your “lush and lovely” gardens – and the self-seeding plants thrive in this type of environment! These pix are “come and look again” enticements! Oh your onions, such beauties. My young neighbors became recipients to my home-made onion and garlic curing racks, as well as my commercial dehydrator. They’ve promised not only onions, but also onion skins (for textile dyeing).
Hoping you all fare well with the “edges” of Hurricane Lee. Thanks for the treasure and pleasure of this day’s post!
So glad to share with appreciative souls like you. Your young neighbors are so lucky!
TOTALLY satisfying……..all this, the onions…oh the onions, if there are onions, all is right in the world
and the garden Way…i think of that term you reminded me of a while back…guilds….plant companions…..the vibe of this
photograph depicts this so well….the sense of Community these plants have….
to imagine all those exchanges, plant to plant occuring under their earth Can it be both Sensual and Sacred in the same breath?
Thank you so much for these images
It is very satisfying. I love growing onions. I took the photo of the garden way to remind me in the winter, when it’s all dies back.
The onions are like earthy jewels and the interplay of texture and color in the border is beautiful.
“Earthy jewels” – sounds like a great onion variety – or potato! Maybe I’ll try to draw the border?
Catherine…coming here is a spirit uplift for sure!!
So happy it has that effect!
I have been reading lately how communities of plants are so much more healthy and hearty than monocultures … your border garden certainly confirms that
It has to be true – the way nature intended.