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Rare or Rarely Seen Narcissus

March 25, 2012

Narcissus moscatus is one of the loveliest but increasingly scarce, Narcissus species. Closely related to N. alpestris, this bulb takes a few years to…

March Madness – Natives vs Non natives fight for survival in the warmest spring ever.

March 24, 2012

OUR NATIVE ( AND STATE WILDFLOWER FOR MASSACHUSETTS) MAYFLOWER,DESPITE ITS NAME, TYPICALLY BLOOMS IN MARCH – MOST NATIVE PLANTS EMERGE LATER THAN IMPORTED ONES…

A Coastal California Garden in Boston? Maybe.

March 19, 2012

I’m a risk-taker. So I can’t help myself with all of the unseasonably warm and record-breaking weather in the eastern US, I’ve been moved…

Sowing Poppy Seed Outdoors

March 19, 2012

Shirley Poppies, sown and watered-in well, with my ‘terrier barriers’ set up. When ever I freshly dig soil, Fergus and Lydia can help but…

A Hardy Jasmine blooms

March 18, 2012

I almost forgot to check on this shrub, until my sister called be ( she live above the garage in the other house that…

An Introduction to Poppies

March 16, 2012

PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM, A FRINGED FORM GROWING IN LAST YEARS GARDEN – I AM SOWING THESE THIS WEEKEND. As the popularity grows with seldom-grown annuals…

Nineteenth Century Conservatory Rarities

March 15, 2012

In the equatorial house, cycads and palm grow in the high heat and humidity. It was so hot and humid in the Smith College…

Planting Early Sweet Peas Under Cloches

March 13, 2012

CLOCHES ARE SET OUT, ALL STEAMED UP FROM THE DAMP, SOIL, AS THE AIR QUICKLY CHILLS DOWN FOR THE EVENING IN MID-MARCH. WE CAN…

The Smith College Bulb Show – A Living Legend

March 11, 2012

THE 2012 SPRING BULB SHOW AT THE SMITH COLLEGE LYMAN CONSERVATORY – A WOW EXPERIENCE THAT SURPRISED BOTH OF US. In many ways this…

Forcing Bulbs and Spring Flower Shows

March 4, 2012

Not a public flower show, but – kind of my private one. This was my sand plunge bed from last spring, with a few…

Growing With Plants

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