A Morning Glory, Morning. October 7, 2010 Face it…there is nothing quite like sublime blue hue of morning glories. OK, maybe the color of meconopsis, but true blue is rare in… Continue Reading
Dahlia Farm Tour, part 2 October 6, 2010 MIXED DAHLIAS AT PLEASANT VALLEY GLADS AND DAHLIA FARM I almost forgot to publish the other half of my post from two weeks ago,… Continue Reading
Autumn Blooms -Asters and Anemones October 4, 2010 Tall stems of Anemone hupehensis ‘Whirlwind'(formerly A. japonica), wave in the early autumn breeze. This variety is a double white form. There are many… Continue Reading
Canning Jar Round-Up October 1, 2010 Look for French canning jars, such as this vintage fine on Etsy. Not secure enough a seal for true canning, but for quick pickles,… Continue Reading
Rare Tender Rhododendrons for Greenhouses October 1, 2010 The hard to find Rhododendron ‘Cinnkeys’ has tubular blossoms that look more like a Cyrtanthus falcata from South Africa ( a bulb in the… Continue Reading
My Brunsvigia bosmaniae Blooms. A ‘documentary experience’, right in my own back yard. September 27, 2010 BRUNSVIGIA BOSMANIAE Blooming in a large container “Is it? Is iT? Oh my gosh! Oh my Gosh, Oh my gosh!!! It’s a freaking bud”… Continue Reading
The African Foxglove ( as if Africa has foxes …and gloves). September 24, 2010 Ceratotheca triloba is hardly ‘new’, it was popular amongst the informed British gardeners in Victorian England, and featured by Jos. Hooker in an 1888… Continue Reading
The Gardening World Mourns the Loss of Wayne Winterrowd, horticultural Legend, Dead at 68. September 22, 2010 Wayne Winterrowd (right) , garden book author, with his partner Joe Eck ( left). and their dog Harry. According to their son Fotios, “Today, there… Continue Reading
Colchicum or Autumn Crocus? What should you plant? September 22, 2010 Colchicum ‘Waterlily’, a single bulb will mature into a small clump in a few years. Colchicum always surprise me. I mean, I know where… Continue Reading
A Pleasant Visit to Pleasant Valley September 21, 2010 First, the Glads…. Sunday we visited a local farm just over the border in West Suffield, CT called Pleasant Valley Glad’s and Dahlia’s. A… Continue Reading