garden – Ruth E. Hendricks

The Neighbor’s Million Bells

What are Calibrachoa Flowers?

Named after a 19th-century Mexican botanist, Calibrachoa (pronounced kal-ih-bruh-KO-uh), sometimes referred to as million bells or trailing petunia, are akin to petunias but boast tiny, one-inch, trumpet-shaped flowers.

Want to grow them?

Click here for Universityhttps://extension.umn.edu/flowers/calibrachoa Minnesota Extension information

June 15, 2026 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: calibrachoa, colorful, flowers, garden, million bells, neighborhood, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, trailing petunia 4 Comments

The previous neighbor had planted ferns. Along his side of the driveway. I’d never planted a single fern on my side Only a couple survived on his side . Just look at the lush ferns that blew over to me.

. But look at what blew over to my side!

The ferns on my side of the digest care plentiful

June 3, 2026June 4, 2026 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: ferns, garden, neighborhood, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday 4 Comments

Walking Back to the Car After Lunch I Saw Lamb’s Ear

Shanti led the way back to where we’d parked the car. We’d met cousins Anna and Maura for lunch in Westerville. M

On the way, I did what my parents always did when I was growing up.

Notice a plant.

Name it.

And in this case rub the velvet leaf between your fingers.

Lamb’s Ear, the perennial, see below.

“Despite its unassuming appearance, lamb’s ear has quite a rich history. Another nickname, “wooly woundwort,” references its usefulness as a bandage, due to its astringent properties.

The leaves were used to dress wounds or as toilet paper in medieval times, and they were also reportedly used as bandages in the American Civil War.” From the. Gardener’s path