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Potted Camellia’s are the star of the February greenhouse. Inside, a somewhat toasty 60º F, outside, a blizzard blows fierce, once again. At least…

Some flowers from the greenhouse, for a Valentines Day Composition. I also just wrote an article for the lifestyle site STYLE NO CHASER, you…

Solanum mammosum, or ‘Nipple Fruit’, an ornamental egg plant, is used in China as one of the plant materials used in the creation of…

I have little doubt that the opening ceremonies of the Sochi Winter Olympics will dazzle and impress, but outside of the stadium, I wonder…

I created a chalkboard drawing for the studio which incorporated many of my fathers sketches over the years ranging from the 1920’s to the…

Forcing branches of early-blooming trees and shrubs is an annual tradition many gardeners practice, in fact, it is often one of the first gardening…

The scent of this potted Daphne odora, a shrub which is not hardy outdoors here in Massachusetts, is so intense, that I swear that…

Who says that you can’t have a garden party in January during a snowstorm? Believe me, if there was no snow, these dead abutilon…

All one needs is a little reminder – like a blizzard with -8º F weather in January, to remember why keeping a greenhouse full…