A visit with NARGS member Peter George and his amazing rock garden May 4, 2011 Adonis vernalis in bloom in a tufa bed in the rock garden of Peter George, a collector of rare alpine plants who gardens in… Continue Reading
The National Primrose Show – The Winners May 3, 2011 I, I, I’M SPEECHLESS OVER THIS SWEET DOVE GREY SHOW AURICULA. IT WAS AN ENTRY GROWN BY JUDITH SELLERS OF NEW YORK STATE. IT… Continue Reading
Chris Chadwell, tales of the Himalaya, and a Primrose Show May 2, 2011 Potted and benched Himalayan Primroses ( P. denticulata) at this weekend’s National Primrose Society show held at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, MA…. Continue Reading
Spring Hellebores April 25, 2011 I DECIDED TO PICK A SELECTION OF HELLEBORE FLOWERS, SO THAT I COULD APPRECIATE THEIR INDIVIDUALITY. IN THE GARDEN, THEY SOMETIMES LOOK SIMILAR, OR… Continue Reading
Forget Easter Lilies, consider the Pasque Flower April 24, 2011 Violet Pulsatilla vulgaris, blooming in a rock wall which runs along the foundation of my greenhouse. Long before Easter Lilies became synonymous with Easter… Continue Reading
It came from Mars ( or Tibet ) April 23, 2011 The Tibetan Rhubarb, ( Rheum palmatum) has a most amazing emergence in the spring garden. Sure, it’s palmate leaves are impressive enough, once they… Continue Reading
Yellow Shrubs April 23, 2011 The early flowering hardy Jasmine, Jasminum nudiflorum, it is marginally hardy here in Zone 5, since it is a zone 7 plant, it will… Continue Reading
Hiding Ugly April 20, 2011 PETASITES JAPONICUS SSP. GIGANTEUS I am often asked about what the rest of the garden looks like, and if I could share some of… Continue Reading
Early Alpine Primroses April 19, 2011 PRIMULA ALLIONII X ‘JOAN HUGHES’. IT LOOKS BIG, BUT USE THE SPRUCE NEEDLES FOR SCALE As many of you know, I adore alpine plants,… Continue Reading
Shopping at Mahoney’s Garden Center – the good and the bad April 18, 2011 ONE OF A PAIR OF STUNNING TALL PLANTERS MANUFACTURED BY MAYNE, WHICH WE PURCHASED IN THE BOSTON AREA AT MAHONEY’S NURSERY IN WINCHESTER, MA…. Continue Reading