Floral Friday

Leonotis nepetifolia (Klip Dagga, Lion's Ear)

The 10-foot giant is native to tropical Africa and southern India and grows in parts of Mexico and the Caribbeans. It contains leonurine, a mild psychoactive alkaloid. Medicinal uses vary widely.

It grew in a trial bed along the fence but will be featured next season. The hummingbirds love it.

Just In Time For Christmas

I felt it wasn't worth spending too much time on the design because it's pretty wonky at the back (due to surface rot), but I'm happy at least one of them cured in time for Christmas. (The others are still 'green').

Mom will be the lucky recipient of my humble oeuvre. Think she'll like it? (She can always trade it in, later).

My first Birdhouse gourd

Sideview, revealing the less-than-perfect derrière

Generous bowlful of seeds
(Any takers?)

The gift that keeps on giving

Seeing how many seeds it produced, I thought I'd throw in an extra token!

Wishing you all a great Holiday Season! Xx :)

Starting Your Own Seed Collection

From Seed Savers' webinar archive. One of many videos on various topics available. Check it out.

Heritage Farm - Seed Savers HQ

Great little video put together by Iowa Public Television featuring Heritage Farm, the Seed Savers Exchange headquarters.

Click on photo to watch video on IPTV site

Seed Savers Exchange
Seed Savers Exchange on G+
Gathering: Memoir of a Seed Saver by Diane Ott Whealy (2011)

Don Tipping

Seed farmer/grower/developer and owner of Seven Seeds Farm in Williams, OR.
Site: Siskiyou Seeds
Related site: Family Farmers Seed Cooperative

Above, Don gave a talk at the BC Seeds Gathering 2012 which took place in November. Embedding has been disabled but you can watch on YT along with other videos of the gathering via Farm Folk City Folk's channel.

Farm Folk City Folk website