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Endulging at Trade Secrets

Whose that with Martha Stewart in the middle of this image? Why, no other than Kevin Sharkey. I covet my Podophyllum pleianthum as much as Martha does, which only confirms her secret that many of...

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Epic Trillium at the Garden in the Woods

Yes, that's nurserydude and author Joseph Tychonievich admiring the awesome stock beds of trillium at the New England Wild Flower Society's Garden in the Woods, in Framingham, Massachusetts There...

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Japanese Primroses and Bleeding Hearts

Primula sieboldii selections from our garden ( from two years ago) range from delicate snowflake shapes, to phlox-like pinks, to nodding geisha types which are so treasured in Japan. In the great...

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Hellebores - a year after dividing

I have a soft spot for dark, slate colored selections of Helleborus. This one is a classic Heronswood selection. Last year, I divided all of my hellebores ( see here how to do it, it is easy!) and...

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Hosting #gardenchat tonight! 9:00 EST

Get your gardening questions ready ( and make them interesting!). Tonight, I and a few of my fellow Troy Bilt Saturday6 bloggers will be answering you toughest gardening questions tonight on...

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The Ghost Tree, or Fabled Dove Tree, Davidia involucrata surprised me this spring, by finally blooming after 15 years. Perhaps in no other time than that brief moment in May, do I feel as if I live...

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Planting Celery and Artichokes

Home grown celery that will be comparable to commercial farm-raised celery is not an easy task for anyone, but with some weekly care ( mostly fertilizer and water), healthy, yet thinner-than store...

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The Birds of Paradise Project

Last night, after four days of plant society meetings and work at home, I treated Joe and myself to an amazing lecture and presentation in Watertown, MA, just outside of Boston, The...

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Two Spring Plant Society Shows

It's a magnificent spring here in New England, with daytime temps above freezing, and night temperatures near freezing, which has allowed native trees and plants, as well as spring bulbs and garden...

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Spring Garden Party Flowers

Red an golden garden flowers paired well with black hellebores, salmon gasteria and vermillion nasturtiums from the greenhouse, just one of the arrangements we made today for our annual cocktail...

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In Search of the Heirloom Pansy

Heirloom Pansies (Viola x wittrockiana) are selections that predate 1900. These old fasioned Chalon varieties have ruffles petals, so favored by the victorians. These are young, and will form more...

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Behind the scenes - the awful truth

Most of our 2.5 acres is an old garden, planted by my parents in the 1920's -1960's. Today, 70 years later, the garden has become more of a restoration project, and a maintenance project than a...

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Dividing Perennials Through Simple Division

This clump of Helenium is at the perfect stage of growth for proper division, a task which must be carefully timed if you intend to avoid any disturbance in growth. There was a time when the...

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Upcoming Rare Plant Sales

If you live in New England or New York, these four plant sales offer plants found no-where else! Plan to visit a few over these next four weekends. By this point, your local nurseries and garden...

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Garden Delights from the Planet Earth

Native trees and shrubs are emerging now that spring is here, but this is not a native, but a bud on a plant from the southern northern hemisphere (thanks Panayoti for setting me straight!) - a...

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A Colder than Normal Spring

Clean-up tasks abound in my garden. Like many of you, this weekend marked the first weekend of garden clean-up. Just in case you haven't noticed, spring is late this year. I traveled this week to...

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Spring in and out of the Pit House

In the hundred year old pit house at Logee's Greenhouses in CT, a pink rabbit-eared lavender, or Lavendera stoechas from Spain blooms in the cold, fresh air that makes a pit house so hospitable for...

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Primordia Rules - except at the garden center.

Our state flower of Massachusetts - the Mayflower, Epigaea repens , is in bloom late this year, as it usually blooms in our woodland in March, and not mid-April, but our snow cover just melted last...

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Planting a Strawberry Pot

Vietnamese potters are casting large strawberry pots which are finding their way to nurseries and garden centers. This one, which is four feet high, is very heavy, but the large size helps it make...

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How to grow tomatoes from seed.

It's the perfect time to sow tomato seedlings. It's ok if you accidentally sowed them too thickly like this, tomatoes transplant well at most any stage. If you're anything like me, you have taken...

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Peace.

Saddened by the horrific events in Boston today, our thoughts go out to out the victims of this tragedy, their families and friends. ***

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Giant Corpse Flower Blooms

A sci painting entitled 'Amorphophallus titanum' by artist and illustrator 'Janasci on Deviant Art A post on the Pacific Bulb Group today announced ( and shared a link from USA Today) about the...

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Recycling Succulents

Many species and selections of succulents are available from most any nursery. Don't worry about the Latin names, just buy ones that you like. Later, if you become more interested, you can buy...

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Planning a Cut Flower Garden

A garden dedicated to just cut flowers, is a luxury any of us can have. All it takes is some space, some planning and a little restraint and some knowledge about what is growable, and what isn't....

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Easter Moments

A mature clump of Crocus tommasinianus blooms near the studio entrance. When Easter arrives in March rather than April, there can be snow, or at least, very little in bloom out in the garden....

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My Tips on Starting Seeds

Celery seedlings must be started early, these were planted on February 1st, and are now ready for transplanting into individual pots before being hardened off and set out into the garden. Fair...

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My Troy-Bilt Saturday 6 Partnership

Here is the story behind my new partnership with Troy Bilt, and why sometimes, a deal can be good for all of us. Troy Bilt treated us Saturday 6'ers with a flight to Phoenix, VIP treatment at a...

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Vermont Maple Sugarmakers Rejoice

This years' maple sugaring season promises to be profitable for local Vermont farmers as the weather is finally cooperating. These old maple buckets are not actually being used, but they are hung...

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My RSS Feed is moving to Feedly from Google

Endulging at Trade Secrets

Epic Trillium at the Garden in the Woods

Japanese Primroses and Bleeding Hearts

Hellebores - a year after dividing

Hosting #gardenchat tonight! 9:00 EST

Ghost Trees and Rarities

Planting Celery and Artichokes

The Birds of Paradise Project

Two Spring Plant Society Shows

Spring Garden Party Flowers

In Search of the Heirloom Pansy

Behind the scenes - the awful truth

Dividing Perennials Through Simple Division

Upcoming Rare Plant Sales

Garden Delights from the Planet Earth

A Colder than Normal Spring

Spring in and out of the Pit House

Primordia Rules - except at the garden center.

Planting a Strawberry Pot

How to grow tomatoes from seed.

Peace.

Giant Corpse Flower Blooms

Recycling Succulents

Planning a Cut Flower Garden

Easter Moments

My Tips on Starting Seeds

My Troy-Bilt Saturday 6 Partnership

Vermont Maple Sugarmakers Rejoice

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