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Growing Annual Vines in Pots

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My Surprising Nicotiana Trial Results

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Salpiglossis Techniques and Trials

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

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…

Summer Variegation

July 31, 2006

July variegation ranges from stripes, to spots Stong and violent thunderstorms blew through our garden last evening, drenching the plants with natures Gatorade. These…

Repotting dormant bulbs: Bulbous Oxalis

July 29, 2006

The rarer and slow growing Bulbous Oxalis species perform best when repotted in the summer while they are dormant. The highly collectable bulbous Oxalis…

Easy Gentians for beginers

July 27, 2006

The easy Gentiana daurica is available at many garden centers If you are looking for that clear, gentian blue color, then you really must…

Scadoxus multiflorus ssp. Katherinae

July 24, 2006

This Scadoxus was once known as Haemanthus Once classified by taxonomists as Haemanthus katernae, the re-classified Scadoxus multiflorus subspecies Katherinae is more commonly known…

The orchid days of summer

July 18, 2006

Rhyncholaelia digbyana displaying its finest fimbriation on a hot and humid evening in July Perhaps more suited to this hot and humid, near 100…

Ornithogalum convallarioides

July 17, 2006

This small bulbous Ornithogalum species is native to Madagascar Of all of the Ornithogalum species which I grow, this precious tiny specimen has been…

Mid Summer Pleasures

July 10, 2006

A new hybrid Daylilly Spending a hot, humid, Sunday weeding the back vegetable garden reminds me of my childhood. Here in my garden, in…

Perennials from seed – do the math

July 5, 2006

Primula “Wanda” blue from seed Even though I should have repotted these seedlings earlier, growing Primorses from seed is by far the most economical…

Vireyas: Tropical Rhododendrons

June 25, 2006

Rhododendron “Valentine” I think that is it amazing that even though one may be growing and collecting plants for many years, that one can…