New York Botanical Garden – more autumnal inspiration October 21, 2008 Here are a few more photos from our trip to the New York Botanical Garden. Above, the giant Queen Victoria waterlillys, with pads large… Continue Reading
KIKU – The Art of the Japanese Chrysanthemum at the New York Botanical Gardens October 20, 2008 Chrysanthemums, trained to Ogiku style or ‘single-stem’ forms, are a traditional method of training certain chrysanthemums which require careful pinching, and disbudding throughout the… Continue Reading
Nerine Timey October 13, 2008 Nerine sarniensis as cut flowers indoors. (The mural in our kitchen was painted by my dad in 1948, it features all of my brothers… Continue Reading
Moving Plants into greenhouse October 7, 2008 We spent last weekend moving plants and tubs of trees into the greenhouse, since I will be traveling next weekend.Check out the size of… Continue Reading
Cyclamania September 25, 2008 Tis the season for Cyclamen, and I don’t mean those blousy, cabbagy, foil wrapped florist Clyclamen available at your local supermarket, although, they have… Continue Reading
CURATING A DAHLIA GARDEN BY COLOR September 22, 2008 My dahlias this year were selected by color. Oh….so nice! There are 3 reasons why I am growing Dahlias this year. First, there is… Continue Reading
Vernally Speaking… September 22, 2008 Colchicum make great and fragrant cut flowers, often lasting over a week in water ( even without water!). No need for standing eggs on… Continue Reading
Corydalis wilsonii seed September 10, 2008 The tender alpine house Corydalis, C. wilsonii, has set seed late this year. This monocarpic Corydalis has interested me for a while,ever since seeing… Continue Reading
Growing Tuberous Begonias August 24, 2008 Blackmore & Langdon Exhibition Begonias This year I made a significant investment in growing Tuberous Begonias. Two years ago, while attending the Chealsea Flower… Continue Reading
Dahlias and Dhucks August 16, 2008 August isn’t August, without Dahlias, and Dhucks.A rainbow of Dahlias – the first picking of a carefully selected color palette that I ordered on-line… Continue Reading