Lilyvilla Gardens - Beyond Garden Design: Oak Leaf Gall

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Oak Leaf Gall

As I was walking through a park I noticed hundreds of these gorgeous, fascinating little balls (galls, actually) attached to fallen oak leaves.

Take a look around, I'll bet that you'll find some too!

a fibrous interior

3 comments:

ricki said...: Now that's good design!; November 2, 2012 at 3:54 PM
Lauren said...: Seriously!; November 2, 2012 at 4:24 PM
lily said...: 5:06 PM - this ball has been bouncing in my head since early AM. it is a great design. and well plated.; November 2, 2012 at 5:10 PM

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