My great-grandmother bought a house in Vermont in the 1960s and named it Innisfree. My best childhood memories took place there, and if my grandmother's garden doesn't have lavender in it, it's still full of coral bells and catmint that are busy with bees all summer long.
We've spent the past several years taking out grass and putting in plants that are drought- and heat-tolerant, many of which are also pollinator food. I have one sunny spot I call "the dry patch" that currently only has some black-eyed susans, a small rosemary bush, and a scraggly, wandering sage that I honestly thought was dead as recently as last month. Autumn is planting time here in my part of Texas, and I have my eyes peeled for lavender everywhere I go, looking for just the right friend to bring home for next summer's bees. A plan for hope.
Virginia, I'm so glad my piece resonated with you so personally. Lavenders are very drought tolerant and I hope you find that friend to bring home soon. J
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My great-grandmother bought a house in Vermont in the 1960s and named it Innisfree. My best childhood memories took place there, and if my grandmother's garden doesn't have lavender in it, it's still full of coral bells and catmint that are busy with bees all summer long.
We've spent the past several years taking out grass and putting in plants that are drought- and heat-tolerant, many of which are also pollinator food. I have one sunny spot I call "the dry patch" that currently only has some black-eyed susans, a small rosemary bush, and a scraggly, wandering sage that I honestly thought was dead as recently as last month. Autumn is planting time here in my part of Texas, and I have my eyes peeled for lavender everywhere I go, looking for just the right friend to bring home for next summer's bees. A plan for hope.
Thank you.
Virginia, I'm so glad my piece resonated with you so personally. Lavenders are very drought tolerant and I hope you find that friend to bring home soon. J