Green Things Growing
April 27, 2010
“O’ the fluttering and the puttering
of green things growing.
How they talk each to each
when none of us are knowing.”
— Dinah Mulok Craike
The Washington Park Arboretum is full of green things growing.
These weird plants looks like something from the Jurassic era.
Sunlight on new green leaves
Green fern
New fern leaves unfurl in a cascade
Furled fern
This flower gives an impression of a graceful dancer.
Rosemary's Blog 
April 27, 2010 at 9:17 am
Your top photo is of a horsetail, one of the oldest plants on the planet. They’ve been around since the Carboniferous Age over 230 million years ago and, as anyone who’s ever tried to remove them from their garden knows, are incredibly hard to get rid of! I’ve tried digging them out from the roots, to no avail, but a friend recently told me the best way to deal with them is to cut them off at ground level. They’ll grow back again, but they won’t spread so much. They are pretty in their way, just not if they pop up where you don’t want them…
May 9, 2010 at 7:52 pm
I think the botanical name for horsetail is Equisetum. My parents have it in their garden, it is their worst garden nemesis. Yes, they are admirable in their longevity and uniquely lovely, just don’t want to see them in my garden!
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