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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.

A Chinese Lantern Lily? More like, neither.

July 7, 2011

A SUMMER BLOOMING SOUTH AFRICAN BULB RARELY SEEN IN GARDENS, SANDERSONIA AURANTIACA BLOOMS IN A POT WHERE IT’S GOLDEN LANTERNS SEEM TO LIGHT UP…

Cherries!

July 5, 2011

SWEET CHERRIES ARE A HOME CROP MANY SEEM TO AVOID BELIEVING THAT THEY ARE TOO DIFFICULT, ALTHOUGH NOT EASY, ONE CAN HARVEST A REASONABLE…

Fireworks in the Garden

July 5, 2011

INDEPENDENCE DAY HERE IN THE US of A, SO A RED. WHITE AND BLUE TRIO FOR A STEAK COOKOUT This Fourth of July we…

One Spice Bush to Get

July 1, 2011

Sinocalycanthis ‘Hartlage Wine’ has flowers that look like big, burgundy magnolias, and it blooms in early summer. This is a relatively new plant and…

Saying Goodbye to Three Heritage Trees

July 1, 2011

If you are a long time follower of this blog, then you would be familiar with many of the tall stately trees that we…

Viva la Fraises – Because it’s June

June 27, 2011

SEASONAL LOCAL VARIETIES OF STRAWBERRIES ARE READY TO PICK. EVEN WITH DAMAGE FROM THE RAIN, HAIL AND MICE, THESE TENDER, FRAGRANT AND SWEET VARIETIES…

My 1806 Experiment – Greenhouse Melons

June 24, 2011

Petit Gris de Rennes Melons planted in a mesh bag in the greenhouse. These will have to be thinned to three or four vines…

If a plant can stop cars? This one will.

June 22, 2011

THIS CRAMBE CORDIFOLIA WILL STOP CARS, SIMPLE BECAUSE OF IT’S SIZE, A MASSIVE POOF OF THOUSANDS OF WHITE FLOWERS THAT CREATE A CLOUD AS…

The Last Turnips of Spring

June 20, 2011

Scarlet Queen turnips are harvested from one of my raised beds on the last day of spring. With the summer solstice approaching tomorrow, the…

Dad’s Facebook Page – circa 1935.

June 20, 2011

It’s a little weird, but cool, to think that I spent yesterday painting the trim on this very porch, since this is now my…