Duality – Bulbs with Interesting Pairs of Leaves December 1, 2008 Dormant for one year, this lone, single leaf on a Resnova megaphylla shows how stunning even a single leaf can be. Native ot a… Continue Reading
A Walk in the November Woods and Berry Bowls November 29, 2008 Partridge Berries (Mitchella repens) in the woods near our house. Once collected for use as a winter Holiday decoration in small, glass bowls called… Continue Reading
What Plant Societies Need to Do to Survive November 25, 2008 My prototype for a modernized, yet very classic looking Journal design for the North American Rock Garden Society. A website design, for a modern… Continue Reading
November Cheer in the Greenhouse November 25, 2008 A view of the greenhouse on an unseasonably cold November day. As temperatures hovered near 18 deg. F, ice forming on the glass and… Continue Reading
berrylicious November 17, 2008 Nothing “says autumn” like berried plants, and never really appreciated until the leaves fall here in New England, are the berried plants which for… Continue Reading
Late Bloomers November 17, 2008 Back in February, while attending the World Orchid Grand Prix in Tokyo, you may remember my complaining that my Coelogyne cristata has never bloomed,… Continue Reading
Massachusetts Orchid Society Show November 6, 2008 LAst weekend ( halloween weekend here), our local Orchid society held its annual show at the Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, Massachusetts, an… Continue Reading
Narcissus viridiflora November 1, 2008 Another autumn flowering Narcissus, the green flowered Narcissus viridiflora is currently in bloom. Every fall I seem to want to post a photo of… Continue Reading
Training Pine Trees -The Japanese Art of Niwaki October 26, 2008 Last spring I bought the this wonderful book by Jake Hobson called Niwaki – Pruning, Training and Shaping Trees the Japanese Way published by… Continue Reading
The First Narcissus of Fall means…I’m bored? October 26, 2008 Narcissus serotinus I get bored easily. This is not a very practical trait, but then again, no one will ever label me a one… Continue Reading