Growing With Plants

In bloom today across the North East is the Himalayan Primrose, or the Drumstick Primrose, Primula denticulata. Another primrose which is easy as pie…

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…

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…

…Tibet. Yes, It comes from Tibet AND my garden. Today, in the cold rain, I share not a flower, but a bud emerging from…

Impatiens campanulata Impatiens falcifer Impatiens grandis form Impatiens apalophylla All of the above images are from the Impatiens enthusiast site called Mr. Impatiens. Check…

Corylopsis paucifloraTechnically a zone 6 plant, we have had luck with this gorgeous Corylopsis, a relative of the Witchazel. For six years now, our…

Many bamboos bloom, curiously, at the same globally, and we are in a period where many Fargesia nitida populations are blooming, and then, dieing,…