BOTANIC GARDENS ARE FOR… CHRISTMAS LIGHTS? WHY NOT. December 7, 2015 The winter holiday lights display at your local botanic garden may surprise you. This one, ‘Winter Reimagined’ at the Tower Hill Botanic Garden in… Continue Reading
A $75 GIVEAWAY FROM JACKSON & PERKINS,WINNER! December 1, 2015 Who doesn’t love large, winter-blooming amaryllis bulbs? With this $75 dollar gift card to Jackson & Perkins, imagine what you could buy? ++++++ CONGRATULATIONS… Continue Reading
10 ROMANTIC WEDDING FLOWERS JUST WAITING TO BE REDISCOVERED November 28, 2015 A selection of heirloom mums – spoons, Japanese cascades and anemone forms, combined with a few thistle, quill and formal incurves. I dare you David… Continue Reading
NOVEMBER SONG November 17, 2015 The espalier apple trees are fixed for the long winter ahead with their fruit removed for the season. With Thanksgiving just around the corner,… Continue Reading
HOLIDAY LIGHTING TIP – MAKE IT A YEAR ROUND CHOICE WITH BRIGHT LED GARDEN LIGHTS November 12, 2015 Halloween night, kids could now walk the length of our long entrance path, illuminated with these bright LED path lights which out-shine any other… Continue Reading
BEYOND THE HONEYCRISP – TAKE A CRISPY BITE RIGHT OUT OF THE 18th CENTURY October 29, 2015 Joe bites into a dark, crispy’ Black Oxford’, an antique apple variety that dates back to 1790 in Paris, Maine. Think about it –… Continue Reading
COME SEE MY TALK ON RAISING CHRYSANTHEMUMS THIS SUNDAY, AT TOWER HILL BOTANIC GARDEN October 27, 2015 Hey everyone – – In case you are in the Boston or Massachusetts area this Sunday, I’ll be presenting a talk on training and… Continue Reading
NEW BOOK – HEIRLOOM HARVEST BY AMY GOLDMAN October 19, 2015 I am smitten by Amy Goldman’s latest book, which will be published October 27. Sometime, even I discover books and authors in the most… Continue Reading
LIKE BANDS ON A WOOLY BEAR, SO GO THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES October 13, 2015 In nearby Brookfield, Massachusetts there are beautiful old farms dating back to the 1800’s. While apple picking this weekend, Joe and I stopped here… Continue Reading
FALL RARITIES AND RANDOM REPORTS AROUND THE GARDEN October 10, 2015 I’ve been growing some rare species of Cobaea (the cup and saucer vine) this summer, and most bloom near frost so seed from this… Continue Reading
