Clerodendron bungeii September 5, 2006 Clerodendron bungei Fast growing tropical plants with magnificent late summer displays like this Clerodendron bungei, were at one time, only found only in botanic… Continue Reading
Bye bye, Summer and a new computer September 1, 2006 Tulbaghia blossoms – last of the seasonFall is allabout new clothes, fresh pencils, and new computers. It’s back to school time. But, for me,… Continue Reading
Old School Daffs:The Miniature Winter-Blooming Narcissus August 24, 2006 August is the time to plant these tiny precious and rarely seen Narcissus species. I grow many of the bulbocodium types of Hoop Daffodils… Continue Reading
A walk in the garden – August August 23, 2006 The intensely fragrant Cestrum nocturnum shares it’s scent only at night Since I am so busy working on my book on design trends, which… Continue Reading
Zephyranthes- Rain Lilies August 19, 2006 Zephyranthes ‘Labuffarosa’ I never intended on collecting Zephyranthes, to be honest, one comes across them in many specialty bulb catalogs, and even sometimes in… Continue Reading
Madagascar Summer August 16, 2006 Uncarina grandidieri has 3″ wide flowers Caudex or Caudiciform plants are perhaps the strangest plants which are collected by enthusiasts. What often look like… Continue Reading
Oh… whoa… whoa… it’s magic, (I know) August 11, 2006 Around the world Epyphyllum oxypetalum bloom precisely during the full moon of summer HAWAII, HONOLULU, SEPTEMBER 1981……. I attending college in Hawaii. (yeah, I… Continue Reading
GARDEN TRENDS: Hello Japan 1 August 9, 2006 The Samurai Orchid, Neofinetia falcata Gardening and collecting plants is an experiencce which is so deeply personal to each of us, often rooted just… Continue Reading
Brugmansia Fragrance August 7, 2006 Brugmansia cultivars love the heat and humidity A week ago today, the buds on this yellow Brugmansia were only an inch ,ong or so,… Continue Reading
Staying Cool with Stylish White August 4, 2006 Gardenia blossoms smell better in the moist summer air If gardenias were wine, connoisseurs would advise that to appreciate the deep, rich, complexity of… Continue Reading
