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KIKU – The Art of the Japanese Chrysanthemum at the New York Botanical Gardens

October 20, 2008

Chrysanthemums, trained to Ogiku style or ‘single-stem’ forms, are a traditional method of training certain chrysanthemums which require careful pinching, and disbudding throughout the…

Corydalis wilsonii seed

September 10, 2008

The tender alpine house Corydalis, C. wilsonii, has set seed late this year. This monocarpic Corydalis has interested me for a while,ever since seeing…

The trouble with Lupines

February 18, 2008

Russell Lupines at the Chelsea Flower Show The chatter amongst those in-the-know about lupines is that suddenly, they’ve become difficult to grow well. It’s…

Rare South African Lachenalia from Seed

February 10, 2008

Rare species, such as this green-flowering variant of the more common, L. aloides, Lachenalia aloides var.Vanzyliae can only be obtained by seed. Now that…

Forcing Lily of the Valley Pips

December 17, 2007

Lily of the Valley Pips arrive via post I am fascinated with things that fall out of favor, culturally and horticulturally. The list of…

Fancy Chrysanthemums

November 11, 2006

Like so many traditions, the art of fine Chrysanthemum growing is long forgotten in most of the world, replaced with growth-retardent hyper-pinched and fertilized…

Repotting dormant bulbs: Bulbous Oxalis

July 29, 2006

The rarer and slow growing Bulbous Oxalis species perform best when repotted in the summer while they are dormant. The highly collectable bulbous Oxalis…

Perennials from seed – do the math

July 5, 2006

Primula “Wanda” blue from seed Even though I should have repotted these seedlings earlier, growing Primorses from seed is by far the most economical…

Pleaching Hornbeams

April 21, 2006

This week I pruned the pleached Hornbeam hedge along the stone walk that leads out to the woods behind the house. I also decided…

Propagating Lachenalia

April 6, 2006

Pollinate Lachenalia with a soft paint brush, just a gentle swipe with mimic a sun bird or a honey bee. Many gardeners who keep…

Growing With Plants

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