Can you guess what this plant is? June 20, 2012 MUSSAENDA HYBRID ‘DOUBLE RED’ It’s like Christmas in June, except we here in New England are about to have a three day heat wave… Continue Reading
Poppies, Roses and Peas – June is Busting Out All Over June 18, 2012 GREY POPPIES? SURE. LOOK FROM SELECTIONS WITH GENTLE COLOR PALETTES, SUCH AS THIS STRAIN CALLED ‘MOTHER OF PEARL’, WHERE COLORS SUCH AS GREY, PEARL… Continue Reading
Averting A Disaster with Sweet Peas June 14, 2012 It was touch and go, just a week ago, as my sweet pea crop began to fail, seemingly overnight, just as the first flowers… Continue Reading
New England Idyls – the Garden of Gioia Browne and Jim Marsh June 14, 2012 A PAIR OF VINTAGE FRENCH BISTRO CHAIRS INVITE GUESTS TO REST UNDER TOWERING AMERICAN ELMS AT THE HOME OF GIOIA BROWNE AND JIM MARSH… Continue Reading
And the Bobolinks Rejoiced – A visit to Sakonnet Garden June 11, 2012 Herbaceous single white Peonies and clipped box and holly hedges demonstrate great a thoughtfullness ( not restraint) in a part of the world where blue… Continue Reading
This Summer’s Biggest Blockbuster? It’s a Tomato in Red Tights. June 8, 2012 It’s a bird, it’s a plane….it’s a Mighty Mato®. Relax, he far from genetically modified. No spider bite turned this passive solananoid into a… Continue Reading
Color Palette Combinations in the Garden June 6, 2012 Entirely from the garden, this bouquet is not only a stylish palette, it is intensely fragrant – rich with the scent of Heliotrope, Sweet… Continue Reading
Ducklings! June 4, 2012 THREE DAY OLD INDIAN RUNNER DUCKLINGS Our shipment of baby ducklings arrived today, a dozen mallard-colored Indian Runners all fluffy and full of peeps… Continue Reading
Sweet Pea Project Update and Fertilizing Notes June 3, 2012 Spencer varieties of Sweet Peas, being trained in the cordon method – bamboo poles with a single stem tied to each, are progressing nicely,… Continue Reading
Rare, Just Yummy or Plain Unusual Garden Flowers for May May 29, 2012 PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM ‘DRAMA QUEEN’ LUSCIOUS PLUM AND VIOLET STREAKED BLOOMS FROM THIS TENDER POPPY THAT MUST BE SEEDED WHERE IT WILL DECIDE FORYOU WHERE… Continue Reading