Bulbs I’m Ordering Today September 19, 2009 Act fast for the new introductions or they will sell out, like this pink muscari. Everyone wants this new pink Muscari, or Grape Hyacinth… Continue Reading
Nominated at Blotanical.com – Please consider nominating my blog. September 17, 2009 Hi faithfull readers. A few updates first, it’s time for the annual gardening blog awards. At Blotanical.com, which is our Academy Awards, well, sort… Continue Reading
Ten ideas for Planting Spring Bulbs September 15, 2009 It all starts so innocently. A glossy Dutch bulb catalog arrives in the mailbox in mid-August, and I pretend not to notice it, slipping… Continue Reading
Mediterranean Moments Exist September 13, 2009 Olives in MassachusettsThe rain has caused the figs to burst, so in an effort to save them from the doom of Yellow Jacket wasps,… Continue Reading
Fall Issue Sneak Peek September 9, 2009 Just a few spreads from my self published magazine that you can order on Magcloud.com ( the late summer issue is there now!), called… Continue Reading
Fragrantissima! It must be college time. September 9, 2009 Late summer does bring more to gardeners than cold nights and mums, it also means that plants are maturing, and competing for bees, pollinators… Continue Reading
The Rise of the Internet and the Death of Gardening September 3, 2009 An alpine meadow of Soldanella, at 13,000 Ft. in Switzerland. From the book, I’ll never write. The Cruel Irony of Garden Blogging If you… Continue Reading
Bane Berry and Spikenhard – Harry Potterness in the Backyard September 1, 2009 Actaea pachypoda, or Dolls Eyes, reminds us all that Halloween is not far away. As fall sweeps in with 45 degree F temps last… Continue Reading
A rainy day in the greenhouse September 1, 2009 I know I mentioned this before, but late August is actually a slow time in the garden, aside from picking vegetables and repotting the… Continue Reading
Mmmm….. Stuffed Cyclamen graecum Leaves August 31, 2009 I know, it’s a little overkill for a kitchen sink ( pardon the dirty stock pot), but with all of the rain we’ve been… Continue Reading
