Growing With Plants

Plant Trials

Growing Annual Vines in Pots

Plant Trials

My Surprising Nicotiana Trial Results

Plant Trials

Salpiglossis Techniques and Trials

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A Comprehensive review of all the wrong ways to grow Salpiglossis found on the Internet.

Mid Summer Photos

August 2, 2009

An August evening Drumstick Allium, Allium sphaerocephalon. Blue Hydrangeas in an urn, a test photo for my new magazine project ( soon to be…

Godzilla vs. Phytophthora infestans – or The year of Zero Tomatoes

August 2, 2009

You may be noticing that tomatoes are doing poorly this year. We may have to worry about the H1N1 Swine Flu, but Tomatoes are…

Garden Tour -July in the Kris Fenderson Garden

July 29, 2009

A Classic New England Barn in the Fenderson hillside garden in New Hampshire, the perfect setting for a collection of Asiatic Primula and many…

Lily Show Review

July 17, 2009

Joe examines the entries at the 150th Lily Show of the New England Lily Society. Lily Shows are one of the best places to…

Did Terrain kill Smith & Hawken?

July 9, 2009

Smith & Hawken RIP Here is the sign on the Smith and Hawkin website, right now. Scott’s Miracle Grow Company announced today that they…

Red, White and True Blue

July 4, 2009

Various Blue Hydrangeas and Pacific Blue delphinium Lilium regale and the last of the eremurus In the greenhouse, the Streptocarpus are begining to bloom,…

July and lilies, smells like summer!

July 4, 2009

Lilium ‘Ariadne’ a downfacing, pendant asiatic with peach colored turkscap flowers in abundance. These bulbs, planted three years ago are maturing into large specimens…