Agapanthus save the summer garden July 25, 2010 Agapanthus ‘Storm Cloud’, photographed, after a severe thunderstorm yesterday. As the heat and humidity ravage the US, forcing lilies to burst and rot, and… Continue Reading
Ornithogalum saundersiae July 25, 2010 These four foot beauties are often overlooked by those who grow summer bulbs, but now I believe that of all of the Ornithogalums, O…. Continue Reading
Lilies! July 20, 2010 Conca’d Or Lilies fill the air with their intense spicy fragrance. I can’t even imagine the mid-summer garden without fragrant, tall, true lilies ( not… Continue Reading
‘Love (finally), Lies Bleeding’ July 18, 2010 Or is it, Love Lies Green? Whatever, these ‘Love Lies Bleeding ( the green form) have reached 7 feet tall in our intense tropical… Continue Reading
A hardy gloxinia -Sinningia tubiflora July 13, 2010 I think I have finally mastered growing Sinningia tubiflora, one of the many new ‘hardier’ gesneriads, those plants in the African Violet family, which… Continue Reading
Eucryphia glutinosa July 6, 2010 In bloom today is rather rare, if not unusual small tree, Eucryphia glutinosa, a Chilean tree with white, camellia-like blossoms, many of which have… Continue Reading
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…. Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading