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Newly discovered Species that you can own

January 28, 2009

Xanthocyparis vietnamensis recently discovered and classified by the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. For those of us who are over-curious, who crave discovery, especially…

Monographalicious

January 25, 2009

Last year, I listed some of my favorite current reading lists, and since it is winter, and cold, perhaps it’s time again to get…

Birthdayweek Amaryllis

January 22, 2009

Amaryllis ‘Sweet Lillian’ January is becoming busy. I’ve been trying to catch up with posting, since last week was my birthday ( 50!), and…

Getting Buff for the New Year

January 11, 2009

Cymbidium ‘Massachusetts Sunset’ Color is a curious thing. It can be so universally beautiful, collectively agreed upon shades of tints and tones which everyone…

Inkadate – Rice Field Art

January 6, 2009

Rice farmers in Inkadate, Japan plant rice pictures, some are amazing. Others are commerical, but awesome. WIshing everyone a wonderfull great New Year. I’m…

Unusual Greenhouse Christmas Bulbs

December 27, 2008

It was a rather mild Christmas day, and finally, the sun came out, enough to raise the temperatures in the greenhouse to near 70…

Rediscovering the Craft of Berry Bowls

December 24, 2008

A Vintage advertisement for ‘Berry Bowls’ from a HORTICULTURE Magazine, circa 1957 Born and raised in New England, I had grown accustomed to the…

Snow White

December 23, 2008

This morning, we awoke to a Disney wonderland. These scenes remind me of the images one used to see in the vintage Viewmaster’s, technocolor…

Winter Solstice or Winter Soul-stice

December 22, 2008

Really, I like snow. People who know me, know that I really LOVE snow. But come on….50 hours of snow? At least we are…

Holiday Gift Guide part 2

December 16, 2008

Gift number 6A subscription to a fine Horticultural Journal. Memberships to plant societies often will include a quarterly, or annual journal, and many of…

Growing With Plants

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