Lilium mysteriacum? June 4, 2008 Well, it’s more like Lilium lost-the-lable-um.Please, if any of you know…..share your thoughts. My best guess is Lilium monadelphum, a turkscap-or, pendant lily natic… Continue Reading
A Stunning Sunday June 2, 2008 A beautiful giant Allium ‘Gladiator’ blooms in the front yard garden. Too bad the honey bees arrive in a week, ( we bought two… Continue Reading
Primula seboldii season May 29, 2008 Primula sieboldii from Japan, blooming in the back vegetable garden. We received the collection three years ago and each of nearly forty named varieties… Continue Reading
Corydalis Seed May 22, 2008 New Troughs ready to plant with Alpines Corydalis solida before setting seed three weeks ago Corydalis solida seed capsules ripe and ready to harvest…. Continue Reading
A busy weekend. The Seven States Daffodil Show and the New England Primula Society Show. May 6, 2008 The judges we’re gushing over this auricula grown by Judith Sellers from New York state. A Walk at the Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston,… Continue Reading
A Late Frost May 6, 2008 Our lovely yellow magnolia ‘Gold Finch’ in now more like a Gold Finch in drab winter plumage. That Pelargonium bowkerii seedling I grew for… Continue Reading
Instant Alpines, and Corydalisness May 1, 2008 Arenaria montanaOK….sure, this could be a Farrer Medal winning plant from any well-known potted alpine plant exhibit in the UK, but it’s not…..it’s from… Continue Reading
Some Rare-ish Pelargoniums April 28, 2008 Pelargonium bowkeri Of the 230+ species of Pelargoinum, 185 are concentrated in the winter rainfal area of the south esters tip of South Africa…. Continue Reading
