Dividing a prized Agave November 30, 2011 AN AGAVE LOPHANTHA ‘QUADRICOLOR’ IS READY FOR DIVISION, RESULTING IN MANY NEW PLANTS TO SHARE WITH FRIENDS. Agave’s offer the home gardener so much… Continue Reading
My ‘Earlier than Normal’, Camellia Season November 28, 2011 THE EARLIEST CAMELLIAS TO BLOOM IN THE AUTUMN ARE THE SASANQUA TYPE, THE GROUP WHICH INCLUDES GREEN TEA. THIS PINK SINGLE SASANQUA IS A… Continue Reading
Family Ties – A Hyacinth Family Reunion November 26, 2011 RESNOVA MEGAPHYLLA, NOW ALMOST FULLY EMERGED, DISPLAYS TWO LEAVES, NOT UNLIKE OTHER RELATIVES LIKE THE MASSONIA BELOW, BOTH SHARE PHYSIOLOGICAL FEATURES LIKE DUAL APPRESSED… Continue Reading
A Thanksgiving Walk About the Garden November 24, 2011 OUR WHITE CHINESE GEESE ARE GETTING MORE NOSEY ( BEAKEY?). WANTING TO ATTACK THE CAMERA THIS MORNING. I TOLD THEM THEY ARE LUCKY THAT… Continue Reading
10 Gift’s for Savvy Gardeners November 21, 2011 HEIDI KENNEY’S DESIGNS ON SPOONFLOWER.COM – CUTENESS SUPREME Let’s face it, most gardeners are pretty difficult to buy for. You can’t buy them plants,… Continue Reading
Thanksgiving Flower Round Up November 18, 2011 BROOKLYN’S SAIPUA – ARTISANS OF ORIGINAL FLORAL NIRVANA Let us gather together to give thanks to the hipster. The the youthful floral superhero who fearlessly, if… Continue Reading
Autumn Clean Up November 16, 2011 A SOUTH AFRICAN FIRE LILY, A CYRTANTHUS ELATUS CROSS, NOW FULLY OPEN, LOOKS EVEN NICER THAN IT DID TWO WEEKS AGO. IT VIRTUALLY GLOWS… Continue Reading
Tiny Autumnal Treasures November 14, 2011 THIS TINY FALL-BLOOMING NARCISSUS SEROTINUS WHICH GROWS IN THE WILD FROM ISRAEL TO ITALY, IS NO LARGER THAN A THUMB. THE FRAGRANT NARCISSUS SEROTINUS…. Continue Reading
My Arab Spring – The Saffron Crocus Arrives November 13, 2011 THE SAFFRON CROCUS, CROCUS SATIVUS, BLOOMING IN A RAISED ROCK BED IN FULL SUN, UNDER A BLANKET OF PSEUDO-LARIX NEEDLES. The most commonly known… Continue Reading
Guernsey Lily or Nerine? Autumn’s Floral Treat November 7, 2011 THE RARE GUERSEY LILY BLOOMS UNDER GLASS IN AUTUMN. THESE CHOICE AND HARD TO FIND RELATIVES OF THE AMARYLLIS GROWS IN MUCH THE SAME… Continue Reading