I’M READY FOR SPRING BUT IT’S STILL TOO EARLY TO FORCE THOSE BULBS January 11, 2015 Can you guess what this plant is – – It’s a Cymbium elegant ( see photo of it at the end of this post-… Continue Reading
A DEEP FREEZE IN THE GREENHOUSE January 9, 2015 TO anyone who lives in a cold climate with a greenhouse, as freeze is inevitable. Why they always happen on the coldest night of… Continue Reading
ANNOUNCING MY VERY SPECIAL SWEET PEA GROWING WORKSHOP JANUARY 31st AT TOWER HILL BOTANIC GARDEN January 8, 2015 I think this is pretty cool. If have been dreaming of raising tall, long-stemmed exhibition-quality English Sweet Peas, you are going to love this… Continue Reading
MORE WISH-LIST ITEMS FROM MY VISIT TO UCONN January 5, 2015 I keep thinking about my visit to the University of Connecticut greenhouses last week, and while revisiting my photos, I am even more inspired… Continue Reading
MAKING PRESERVED LEMONS WITH KELLY MARSH January 4, 2015 Preserved, salted lemons, or L’Hamb Marakad ( or ‘Sleeping Lemons’) so popular now in many upscale restaurants and on cooking shows is easy –… Continue Reading
THE RARE, CURIOUS AND JUST PLAIN AWESOME WITHIN THE UCONN GREENHOUSES December 31, 2014 ANT PLANTS, LIKE THIS MYRMECODIA SPECIES, HAVE SWOLLEN STEMS IN WHICH ANTS LIVE – THIS ONE T THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT / STORRS GREENHOUSES… Continue Reading
WHAT’S IN BLOOM THIS DECEMBER December 28, 2014 A DAPHNE MEZEREUM ‘ALBA’ OPENS A FLOWER NEAR OUR GREENHOUSE WALK, RESPONDING TO THE MILD WINTER TEMPERATURES THIS DECEMBER. IT WILL BLOOM SPORADICALLY –… Continue Reading
A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL December 25, 2014 Merry Christmas everyone! While picking camellias from the greenhouse for our Christmas Eve dinner,- I thought that I might share some images from our… Continue Reading
THE CHRISTMAS CACTUS AND ITS LITTLE SECRET ABOUT FLOWERING December 15, 2014 It’s a Schlumbergera party! And it seems that I have been focusing on inviting only the newer varieties ( most in the S. truncata… Continue Reading
BUSY LIKE AN ELF…LITERALLY. December 10, 2014 I feel as if I need to post something, as my Holiday break closes in. So here are a few random images from the… Continue Reading