MARIETTE'S BACK TO BASICS

Saturday, May 17, 2014

{Our Oxalis}

We do have several different Oxalis in our garden.

These pink ones look so lovely early in spring and they bloom all through summer!

They really do spread, once you planted some little bulbs.

We used to have a giant variety as well but we lost that one...

A happy mass of Oxalis flowers!

Yes, we're zooming out...

Oxalis Triangularis or Purple Shamrock

Almost buried beneath those long pine needles in our wood garden.

Purple Shamrock with white flowers.

Do you have any in your garden?

Related links:
{OXALIS in Our Garden} | previous post by me
{Dead Trees due to HOT & DRY Summer} | previous post by me

Thursday, May 15, 2014

{Our Sassafras is a Morus Rubra or Red Mulberry}

Thanks to some observing readers they did have me do som further research on this young tree.
Turns out that it is NOT the Sassafras that we would want to have, but a Morus Rubra or Red Mulberry!
Sorry about that... I had these posts pre-scheduled due to our 9-day trip to Florida.
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Lovely and very soft velvety leaves in the spring are on our young Sassafras tree.

In our previous home in Dublin, Georgia we observed young squirrels snacking on the tender buds of Sassafras trees...

Since we had a Sassafras tree at our previous location, we always tried to have one here as well.

They seem to be rather tender for starting off. We lost some...

Well, I guess they do look like gourmet food in a squirrel's eye?!

Love their unique shaped leaves.

My shadow over this tiny baby-tree. We do hope it will survive the harsh summer and continue to grow into a tall tree one day...
We might be able to make our own Sassafras tea from its bark!

Does any of you have a Sassafras tree?