Growing With Plants

Plant Trials

Growing Annual Vines in Pots

Plant Trials

My Surprising Nicotiana Trial Results

Plant Trials

Salpiglossis Techniques and Trials

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A Comprehensive review of all the wrong ways to grow Salpiglossis found on the Internet.

Base of the North Face

June 22, 2010

We decided to continue to explore some of the higher trains leading to the glaciers, but with the heviy rains, and risk if rock…

A rare surprise, Snow on the Summer Solstice

June 21, 2010

Well, not THAT rare, but snow in June is cool, regardless, especially when it happens on the summer solstice. Local Wengenites told us that…

Report from Switzerland -Day 1

June 19, 2010

Greetings from Switzerland, where Joe and I are hiking, botanizing and catching up on some well needed rest ( if you can call it…

Off to Switzerland to Botanize and Rest

June 17, 2010

What do you think? Maybe Margaret knows that she isn’t going this time. Check in daily for posts from our up-coming hikes in the…

Early Summer Bulbs

June 17, 2010

Hymenocallis, or Peruvian Daffodils are begining to bloom. It figures, since we are leaving to go hiking in the alps for a couple weeks….

Green Coral, Bowiea volubilis

June 15, 2010

We often see the common succulent plant known as Sea Onion, or Bowiea volubilis grown as a house plant you can find from growers…

Stewartia pseudocamellia

June 14, 2010

Stewartia pseudocamellia, a camellia relative is hardy to at least zone 4. A very sub tropical looking tree, it remains a rarely seen tree…

Nepetaism and Hummingbirds

June 14, 2010

Every year, Ruby Throated Hummingbirds nest in our garden, and clearly, their favorite food source is the Siberian Cat Mint, Nepeta sibirica, which for…

Foxtail Lilies

June 13, 2010

Foxtail Lilies, or hybrid Eremurus, are striking garden plants which can be grown well in zones 7 and up, but in our zone 5…

Pelargonium crazy

June 11, 2010

Pelargonium gibbosum, an evening fragrant species of Pelargonium (Geranium) from South Africa seems virtually boring when compared to other species and other hybids which…