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Winter (ish) arrives

January 13, 2007

Romulea bulbocodiumThe first Romulea to bloom this winter, is R. bulbocodium. Grown from seed, they we’re surprsingly easy. The Narth American Rock Garden Society…

Vernalization Cut Backs?

January 8, 2007

In an effort to reduce the dependancy on foreign oil, Mother Nature today announced cutbacks on her vernalization programs. All vernalized shrubs and trees…

New Years Eve Clivia

January 1, 2007

Our first seedlings are blooming that are crosses between Clivia miniata and Clivia gardenii. Many of these are F2 crosses from seeds that we…

The Diversity of White

December 26, 2006

White flowering bulbs from around our planet, show how hopefull the winter solstice can be. Just imagine a world without humans for a moment….

Holiday Blooms

December 26, 2006

Tis the season. But here in New England, even though, as I miss-informed you in my last posting about the zone changes (I really…

USDA Zone Changes

December 21, 2006

Just in case you have friends who don’t believe that global warming is happening, please note this landmark event— The National Arbor Day Foundation…

Move over Paperwhites… Welcome to the other winter narcissus

December 8, 2006

Narcissus viridiflora, the rare green flowered Narcissis Not all Narcissus are yellow or while, just as not all narcissus are spring blooming. This precious…

Now for the rare stuff…

December 3, 2006

Cyrtanthus species (most likely C. elatus X) This unknown species, or most likely a cross between two species of Cyrtanthus blooms regularly for me…

Final Nerines

November 28, 2006

French Parma Violets I wrote earlier (like in April) about the lost art of growing French scented violets, or Parma Violets, and now, as…

Giving thanks for foliage

November 24, 2006

English Oak -Quercus rober This collumnular english Oak not only produces beautiful slender acorns, it also displays this curios color of chartruse yellow in…

Growing With Plants

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