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IT’S SPRING, AT LEAST UNDER GLASS

March 23, 2014

Although winter prevails outdoors, under glass, there seems to be no holding back spring. This Primula x Kewensis selection is a very nice one…

Revisiting, Revising and Editing Those Lists

March 12, 2014

I need to audit my tomato collection. It’s time to balance our how many heirlooms to grow, and how many hybrids. Am I the…

Building a Community Garden with Troy Bilt

March 11, 2014

As I mentioned in my last post, Troy-Bilt invited 6 of us bloggers, known as the Saturday6 to help Troy-Bilt construct a community garden…

Vizcaya Palace: Connections and Crossroads

March 10, 2014

A limestone urn with a brilliant, giant bromeliad, Aechema blanchetiana, of which there are many named varieties, each grown for it ability to develop…

PRIMROSE THERAPY FOR WINTER WINDOWS

March 6, 2014

A hybrid Japanese selection of Primula malacoides with wider petals and a more colorul eye. This strain from Sakata Seed, is more floriferous than…

MY 5 SEED GERMINATION TIPS

March 3, 2014

Even though I am still ordering seeds, I am beginning to sow some that need an early start. At this point in the process,…

NAILED IT – INSTANT BEGONIA COLLECTION

February 27, 2014

This past weekend I made a journey down to Logee’s Greenhouses in Danielson, CT. Not much of a journey as Logee’s is only about…

REPOTTING ORCHIDS

February 24, 2014

As the sun becomes warmer under glass, both spring forced bulbs and early blooming cool-loving orchids make a nice display in the greenhouse. Note…

A JOURNEY BACK IN TIME, JUST TO BUY SEEDS

February 18, 2014

Last Saturday while speaking at the monthly meeting of the Connecticut chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society held at the Comstock,Ferre &…

A Day at Westminster, and In the Garden

February 17, 2014

It was an incredibly sunny day in the greenhouse today, the sun is really is starting to feel hot under the glass, even though…

Growing With Plants

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