Late Bloomers November 17, 2008 Back in February, while attending the World Orchid Grand Prix in Tokyo, you may remember my complaining that my Coelogyne cristata has never bloomed,… Continue Reading
Massachusetts Orchid Society Show November 6, 2008 LAst weekend ( halloween weekend here), our local Orchid society held its annual show at the Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, Massachusetts, an… Continue Reading
Narcissus viridiflora November 1, 2008 Another autumn flowering Narcissus, the green flowered Narcissus viridiflora is currently in bloom. Every fall I seem to want to post a photo of… Continue Reading
Training Pine Trees -The Japanese Art of Niwaki October 26, 2008 Last spring I bought the this wonderful book by Jake Hobson called Niwaki – Pruning, Training and Shaping Trees the Japanese Way published by… Continue Reading
The First Narcissus of Fall means…I’m bored? October 26, 2008 Narcissus serotinus I get bored easily. This is not a very practical trait, but then again, no one will ever label me a one… Continue Reading
New York Botanical Garden – more autumnal inspiration October 21, 2008 Here are a few more photos from our trip to the New York Botanical Garden. Above, the giant Queen Victoria waterlillys, with pads large… Continue Reading
KIKU – The Art of the Japanese Chrysanthemum at the New York Botanical Gardens October 20, 2008 Chrysanthemums, trained to Ogiku style or ‘single-stem’ forms, are a traditional method of training certain chrysanthemums which require careful pinching, and disbudding throughout the… Continue Reading
Nerine Timey October 13, 2008 Nerine sarniensis as cut flowers indoors. (The mural in our kitchen was painted by my dad in 1948, it features all of my brothers… Continue Reading
Moving Plants into greenhouse October 7, 2008 We spent last weekend moving plants and tubs of trees into the greenhouse, since I will be traveling next weekend.Check out the size of… Continue Reading
Cyclamania September 25, 2008 Tis the season for Cyclamen, and I don’t mean those blousy, cabbagy, foil wrapped florist Clyclamen available at your local supermarket, although, they have… Continue Reading
