Ornithogalum convallarioides July 17, 2006 This small bulbous Ornithogalum species is native to Madagascar Of all of the Ornithogalum species which I grow, this precious tiny specimen has been… Continue Reading
May Day Alpine Wall May 3, 2006 This May is the anniversary of the raised stone alpine wall along the west foundation of the greenhouse. Alpine walls are basically, rock retaining… Continue Reading
Gentian-izing and Bitterroots April 23, 2006 Last June, while botanizing in the Italian Alps, the mountain range known as the Dolomites in Northern Italy, within the Italian Alps, I became… Continue Reading
High Alpine Primula marginata April 19, 2006 Primula marginata are primroses that you will not find at a garden center. They must by ordered from an alpine plant catalog, or grown… Continue Reading
Primula auricula season April 12, 2006 Primroses come in many shapes and forms, with hundreds of species with alpine primula that generally bloom at the first hint of snow-melt to… Continue Reading
Corydalis wilsonii April 8, 2006 Corydalis wilsonii, makes a fine cultivated potted plant for the cold alpine house, or mild garden. The story of Corydalis, is similar to that… Continue Reading
Sax in the city- The Alpine House in Bloom April 6, 2006 Silver saxifrage growing in tufa rock, an alpine jewel from the highest peaks. In the tiny, greenhouse which I call the Alpine house the… Continue Reading
March Alpine House March 20, 2006 e In the Alpine House, a number of the last bulbocodium type Narcissus are blooming (above). Narcissus tenuifolius, with foliage low to the ground,… Continue Reading
