Growing With Plants

I’ve been ordering from Tony Avent’s Plant Delights Nursery since it’s early years – dare I say perhaps since the mid 1990’s when the…

Why do we love alliums so much? In the garden ornamental species delight and put on a show few other bulbs can compete with,…

It doesn’t take many words to say “maple syrup”, as this road sign posted by the Wells Family on their sugarbush which was still…

Dendrobiums can be so impressive when allowed to grow to a large size, this Dendrobium delicatum (or perhaps Dendrobium x Delicatum) raised by talented…

A carpet of tulips set along a canal bridge bedecked with even more flowers welcomes attendees at the 2017 Philadelphia Flower Show – a…

A photo from last summer, but with an entire summer off coming up due to leaving my job,  I can’t wait to spend time…

One of the three Irish histrioides x winogradowii hybrids, Iris histrioides x  ‘Finola’ is lovely with white falls that have blue streaks. You already…

The sheer number of bloggers and social media posts with clever advice on how to start your seeds indoors it can be difficult to…

In the greenhouse, the camellias are well budded, and nearly bursting with bloom. As I lose myself in a number of 19th century gardening…