A hardy gloxinia -Sinningia tubiflora July 13, 2010 I think I have finally mastered growing Sinningia tubiflora, one of the many new ‘hardier’ gesneriads, those plants in the African Violet family, which… Continue Reading
so what’s this about ‘woo-woo’? a video explains July 13, 2010 Margaret Roach, gardener, author, good digital friend and former Martha Stewart Editor shares what makes gardening so Woo Woo for her. Check this out…. Continue Reading
Black Calla Lilies and Green Zinnia’s July 12, 2010 This weekend I picked some of the black and green flowers in the garden, in an effort to make an arrangement for a dinner… Continue Reading
Garden Folly July 8, 2010 I have so many plant show ribbons, that fill my closets and potting shed, which I just adore because of their wierd, innocent, naive… Continue Reading
Christmas in July? – go Pohutukawa! July 7, 2010 Metrosideros excelsa – The New Zealand Christmas Tree It’s funny how off I am sometimes. I go and buy these plants, with the idea… Continue Reading
Japanese flower prints circa 1900 July 7, 2010 I love how the artist focused on these Lupine seed pods. I just found this wonderful reproduction Japanese wood block prints on Winter Works… Continue Reading
Eucryphia glutinosa July 6, 2010 In bloom today is rather rare, if not unusual small tree, Eucryphia glutinosa, a Chilean tree with white, camellia-like blossoms, many of which have… Continue Reading
Lily, Lily, Rose, on the Fourth of July July 5, 2010 Downfacing Asiatics are something that I cannot resist, although they are not that easy to find, at least at retail garden centers. One must… Continue Reading
The perils of travel, Plant Loss and Recovery July 5, 2010 I lost many plants to bad plant care, while in Switzerland for two weeks. But the container garden has been reset, and any losses… Continue Reading
Primula in these Alps of the Bernese Oberland June 27, 2010 A yellow Primula auricula, growing on the upper slopes of the Eiger, in a damp snow run-off with Ranunculus glacialis. This trip brought us… Continue Reading