Primula denticulata -The Drumstick Primrose April 12, 2010 In bloom today across the North East is the Himalayan Primrose, or the Drumstick Primrose, Primula denticulata. Another primrose which is easy as pie… Continue Reading
Pleione Orchid ‘Irazu Mallard’ April 12, 2010 Pleione ‘Irazu Mallard’ Todays flower is a precious bulbous Orchid that is semi-hardy, and one that spends half of it’s life dormant. The Pleione… Continue Reading
Spring Garden Tour -Berkshire Botanic Garden April 12, 2010 Magnolias set the stage in the Berkshire Botanic Garden, saying “spring is here” boldly.Prunus subhirtella autumnallis Identified yesterday after viewing this blog by John… Continue Reading
May Flowers in April April 11, 2010 Today I share our rarely seen state of Massachusetts state wild flower, the May flower. OK, it’s not May, but Mayflowers (Epigaea repans), also… Continue Reading
It came from…. April 9, 2010 …Tibet. Yes, It comes from Tibet AND my garden. Today, in the cold rain, I share not a flower, but a bud emerging from… Continue Reading
The New Impatiens Nation April 9, 2010 Impatiens campanulata Impatiens falcifer Impatiens grandis form Impatiens apalophylla All of the above images are from the Impatiens enthusiast site called Mr. Impatiens. Check… Continue Reading
Spring Pops, and, I’ve been nominated for a Mousie! April 7, 2010 Corylopsis paucifloraTechnically a zone 6 plant, we have had luck with this gorgeous Corylopsis, a relative of the Witchazel. For six years now, our… Continue Reading
The 120 Year Miracle – Our Bamboo finally Blooms, (and Dies) March 31, 2010 Many bamboos bloom, curiously, at the same globally, and we are in a period where many Fargesia nitida populations are blooming, and then, dieing,… Continue Reading
I Design a Botanical Wedding March 28, 2010 This weekend we designed a wedding! Congratulations Nici and Steven! Every extra succulent cutting in the greenhouse was harvested Saturday, and masterfully crafted into… Continue Reading
