Planting Bulbs, and Testing New Tools October 21, 2012 HUNDREDS OF DUTCH BULBS HAVE ARRIVED, AND ARE WAITING TO BE PLANTED AROUND THE GARDEN One never regrets planting bulbs, but one typically regrets… Continue Reading
Extinction Averted: Re-Inventing The Plant Society October 20, 2012 PACIFIC HORTICULTURE RE BRANDS ITSELF. Left, boring. Right, Awesome! It makes me want to go renew now!More Relevant Content and Design Saves Plant Societies… Continue Reading
Historic Victorian Glasshouses at The Phipps Conservatory October 16, 2012 RED CHINESE PAPER LANTERNS FLOAT ABOVE GOLDEN CHRYSANTHEMUMS ON THE OPENING DAY OF THE ANNUAL FALL FLOWER SHOW AT PITTSBURGH’S PHIPPS CONSERVATORY. America has… Continue Reading
Inspiration and Learning at the NARGS Study Weekend October 15, 2012 JOSEPH TYCHONIEVICH, MANAGER OF ARROWHEAD ALPINES BROUGHT A TRUCK LOAD OF RARE PLANTS TO SELL. JOE IS ALSO AN AUTHOR HIS SOON-TO-BE-PUBLISHED BOOK ON… Continue Reading
Preparing for the First Frost, and I’m off to Pittsburgh October 11, 2012 THE LAST OF THE LATE SUMMER PERENNIALS ARE BLOOMING. THIS NEW MONKSHOOD HAS JUST A WHISPER OF VIOLET. The first frost of autumn never… Continue Reading
A Collection of Autumn-Blooming Cyclamen Species October 8, 2012 A WHITE FORM OF CYCLAMEN HEDERIFOLIUM BLOOMING IN THE GREENHOUSE I am not a Cyclamen expert, although I grow many species both in pots… Continue Reading
How to get a Christmas Cactus to bloom on time October 5, 2012 LAST WINTER I STARTED INTRODUCING MORE CULTIVARS TO MY COLLECTION OF CHRISTMAS CACTUS. WITH NEW ONES BEING INTRODUCED EACH YEAR, IMPROVED FORMS OF YELLOW… Continue Reading
Greenhouse Life – Moving Plants Back Indoors for the Winter September 30, 2012 A SOUTH AFRICAN BULBS, MASSONIA JASMINIFLORA, SLOWLY EMERGES ITS TWO LONELY BUT QUITE BEAUTIFULLY PATTERNED AND TEXTURED LEAVES, AFTER BEING DORMANT ALL SUMMER UNDER… Continue Reading
Young People Are Gardening Again! So What if it’s in Virtual Reality September 30, 2012 AN AVATAR FARMER IN SECOND LIFE, FLIES OVER HIS FIELD OF BLOOMING SUNFLOWERS. THIS VIRTUAL REALITY ON-LINE WORLD HAS PLENTY OF GARDENERS. You better… Continue Reading
The Crocus of Autumn September 28, 2012 Colchicum make excellent cut flowers, they can last more than a week in water, and picking them will actually make your display next year… Continue Reading