The Perennial Flower Garden |
The Perennial Fower Garden was begun by the previous owners of the property when they had the house built. Some of the larger plants in the garden were started by them, but they had planted more grass in the garden. The current transformation of the garden was begun in 2001 when we moved into the house. In addition to the plants a Japanese lantern and an horno were added. The horno was built by the late famous micacous potter Felipe Ortega and his apprentices.
| The Flower Garden Throughout the Years (2001-2011) |
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May Flower Garden 2012 |
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June Flower Garden 2012 |
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April Flower Garden 2019 |
August Flower Garden 2021 |
August Flower Garden 2022 |
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In the flowering season I charted the months of the year that each of the plants are in bloom and how attractive they were to my bees. This can be followed by periodically checking the links below:
Eldorado Windy Farm Blooming List by Date - 2012 and their attractiveness to bees |
Every year the plants grow thicker and larger and new ones are planted to take the place of the older ones that have died. I call this garden our "Magic Garden" because every year the plants come up in different places and grow at different rates than the previous years. It is always a suprise to see how the garden differs from the years before!
Pollen Study
When I raised honeybees I wanted to determine the plants that my bees visited at different times during the flowering season. I collected data on the plants that bloomed at Eldorado Windy Farm and those that bloomed in the surrounding area of the Eldorado neighborhood within a one-half mile radius of the hives.