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A brown Hyacinth? Meet Dipcadi serotinum

May 4, 2011

DIPCADI SEROTINUM I love plants that I have never seen before, and I assume that this might be a new genus for many of…

A visit with NARGS member Peter George and his amazing rock garden

May 4, 2011

Adonis vernalis in bloom in a tufa bed in the rock garden of Peter George, a collector of rare alpine plants who gardens in…

The National Primrose Show – The Winners

May 3, 2011

I, I, I’M SPEECHLESS OVER THIS SWEET DOVE GREY SHOW AURICULA. IT WAS AN ENTRY GROWN BY JUDITH SELLERS OF NEW YORK STATE. IT…

Chris Chadwell, tales of the Himalaya, and a Primrose Show

May 2, 2011

Potted and benched Himalayan Primroses ( P. denticulata) at this weekend’s National Primrose Society show held at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, MA….

Spring Hellebores

April 25, 2011

I DECIDED TO PICK A SELECTION OF HELLEBORE FLOWERS, SO THAT I COULD APPRECIATE THEIR INDIVIDUALITY. IN THE GARDEN, THEY SOMETIMES LOOK SIMILAR, OR…

Forget Easter Lilies, consider the Pasque Flower

April 24, 2011

Violet Pulsatilla vulgaris, blooming in a rock wall which runs along the foundation of my greenhouse. Long before Easter Lilies became synonymous with Easter…