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This past week and weekend we spend time at a series of Dog Shows in Pennsylvania, where Lydia, our one year old Irish Terrier…

A SPREAD FROM FARM ANATOMY, A NEW BOOK BY JULIA ROTHMAN – THIS WEEKS’  BOOK GIVEAWAY It’s here, and I am very excited to…

A highland Nepenthes, a carnivorous pitcher plant from Borneo, grows in a corner, well established in a hanging teak basket.  It was easy to…

THE VICTORIA WATER LILIES AT LONGWOOD GARDENS, ARE WORTH THE VISIT, ALONE. Longwood Gardens is best known as one of the great gardens of…

I am thrilled to report that as the fall-blooming southern hemispheric bulbs begin to emerge as the nights become cooler and the autumn rains…

BOTANIST AND AUTHOR (AND GALANTHUS EXPERT) JOHN GRIMSHAW VISITED WITH US THIS WEEKEND WHILE ON A SPEAKING TOUR OF THE US. I SENSE LOTS…

CYCLAMEN GRAECUM FROM GREECE, A TENDER CYCLAMEN SPECIES THAT OFTEN BLOOMS BEFORE THE FOLIAGE EMERGES. THIS YEAR, IT LOOKS LIKE A VERY GOOD SHOW….