Garden Update

This is a potted mum masquerading as a sea anemone. It has become so covered in flowers that we are convinced it is going to die from lack of sunlight reaching the leaves.

Here are 3 Vernal Witchhazels (Hamamelis Vernalis) planted North of the 3Bay Barn. They are Illinois native plants that often grow on gravelly river banks. Our Stonehouse soil is very sandy and full of rocks and much of the site is in or near a floodplain, so I hope the Witchhazels will do well here. And this is my favorite. Here is a picture taken in 2008 of the Corn Crib.
And here is a picture taken yesterday from the roof of the Corn Crib looking down on the area in the first picture where the fence and brush was. When we cleared that brush and pulled the fence out we discovered the road you see here - very nice concrete buried under about 6 inches of dirt. Last week we found this really great concrete octagon that covers a space warping device that transports you to other planets...er....actually it's just the base for a grain bin that is no longer there, but it really looks like there might be a Stargate under there, doesn't it? I am going to finish clearing it out and turn it into a garden.