Corydalis lutea
Monkshood and corydalis still blooming
Judith Adam
Two perennials are carrying on like this is the moment they’ve been waiting for: the azure monkshood (sometimes known as wolfsbane) and the yellow fumewort, Corydalis lutea, and its cousin, C. ochroleuca, the white and yellow fumewort.
Eccentric soil renovation with pine cones, rocks
Judith Adam
Cool days are here, and it’s time to address the more arduous tasks that we avoided in warmer months: soil renovation. My soil renovation strategy is to improve the drainage and oxygen content in the soil surrounding perennial plants.