My Garden on Thisal Farm

09/19/2026

You never know when you will encounter a saddleback caterpillar (Acharia stimulea). I thought I dropped something and almost touched it. Good think I didn’t, they are venomous and the sting feels similar to being stung by a hornet. They are beautiful! @

08/01/2026

Another peaceful morning at My Garden on Thisal Farm.

07/26/2026

07/01/2026

Yes, you can have a partial shade garden under a walnut tree. Select plants that are juglone tolerant. My cousin Gerald Simcoe gifted me a small (one gallon bucket) of Hakone grass (Japanese forest grass) that grew into this beautiful tall and full grass. You’ll also find ajuga and allium, jack in the pulpit, fiddlehead fern, different varieties of hosta, spiderwort( tradescantia) and painted lady fern.

06/24/2026

A combination of sage, echinacea (cone flower)and Kniphofia, also known as red-hot poker or torch lily, a low-maintenance, evergreen perennial flowering plant native to Africa.

12/26/2025

A quiet morning the day after Christmas and a breathtaking sunrise on Thisal Farm!