PASQUE FLOWERS – EASTER PULSATILLA April 5, 2015 A PURPLE PASQUE FLOWER, PULSATILLA VULGARIS (RAISED FROM JELITTO SEED) – THESE REALLY ENJOY THE STONE WALL HOLDING UP THE ALPINE BED, WHERE THEY… Continue Reading
MY (SORT-OF) SECRET SOURCES FOR INTERESTING PLANTS FOR CONTAINERS AND MORE March 29, 2015 IOCHROMA FUSCHIOIDES ‘ROYAL QUEEN’, A SPECTACULAR TROPICAL SHRUB FOR A SUMMER CONTAINER IS ONE EXAMPLE OF WHAT YOU CAN ORDER ONLINE NOW, FOR POTTING… Continue Reading
TEN GARDENING TIPS I WILL NEVER WRITE ABOUT March 22, 2015 Perennial Euphorbia ‘Ascot Rainbow’ does make a good pot plant in a cold greenhouse. This one was a gift from the gal’s at Blythewold… Continue Reading
A RARE TUBEROUS NASTURTIUM FROM THE ANDES March 19, 2015 TROPAEOLUM X TENUIROSTRE (A NAME USED BY KEW FOR THIS RARE RELATIVE OF THE NASTURTIUM, BUT THE NAME OF THIS SPECIES IS STILL UNDER… Continue Reading
HOW TO GROW AURICULA PRIMROSES March 14, 2015 Few flowers are as amazing as the Auricula primroses. Commonly referred to as ‘auriculas’ by collectors, the plant has a rich history full of… Continue Reading
WORDLESS WEDNESDAY March 11, 2015 Spring Lachenalia alludes varieties, spring in the greenhouse Continue Reading
OUR NEVER ENDING WINTER, BUT GREENHOUSE CHORES HINT OF SPRING March 9, 2015 MORNING TEMPERATURES BARELY REACH 0ยบ , WHICH IS UNSEASONABLE COLD FOR EARLY MARCH IN NEW ENGLAND, FROSTING THE OLD PORCH WINDOWS WITH JACK FROST … Continue Reading
GODSPEED FERGUS – WHEN A GARDENER LOSES THEIR BELOVED BEST FRIEND March 7, 2015 FERGUS LOVED THE CAMERA – HE HAD THIS WAY OF LOOKING DEEP INTO THE LENS, AND YOUR SOUL. SO EXPRESSIVE, HIS IMAGE MADE IT… Continue Reading