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A busy weekend. The Seven States Daffodil Show and the New England Primula Society Show.

May 6, 2008

The judges we’re gushing over this auricula grown by Judith Sellers from New York state. A Walk at the Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston,…

A Late Frost

May 6, 2008

Our lovely yellow magnolia ‘Gold Finch’ in now more like a Gold Finch in drab winter plumage. That Pelargonium bowkerii seedling I grew for…

Instant Alpines, and Corydalisness

May 1, 2008

Arenaria montanaOK….sure, this could be a Farrer Medal winning plant from any well-known potted alpine plant exhibit in the UK, but it’s not…..it’s from…

Some Rare-ish Pelargoniums

April 28, 2008

Pelargonium bowkeri Of the 230+ species of Pelargoinum, 185 are concentrated in the winter rainfal area of the south esters tip of South Africa….

Daphne mezereum alba

April 14, 2008

Saxifraga in Tufa Rock

April 7, 2008

High alpine saxifrage growing in Tufa rock I have a long history with Saxifraga, or saxifrages. 30 years ago, while in high school, my…

Comparing Clivia Blossoms

April 4, 2008

Various Cyrtanthiflora group blossoms A decade ago, a yellow Clivia or a variegated Clivia, often topped the list of the most wanted, if not…

Cape Bulbs from seed

April 2, 2008

Lachenalia aloides var. aloides Sparaxis elegans Moraea pritzeliana Romulea ‘Nightshays form” Romulea australis Romulua minutiflora Sand bed in greenhouse with Cape Bulbs

Happy Easter!

March 22, 2008

Fritillaria sewerzowiiIan Young, from the Scottish Rock Garden Society ( and his very informative and addictive blog) had recently raised the issue that many…

Japanese Native Orchids – Shogunbutsu

March 17, 2008

Dendrobium moniliforme Dendrobium moniliforme Cymbidium goerengii Cymbidium goeringii Neofinetia falcata’ As many of you know, I grow few orchids, but what I do collect…

Growing With Plants

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