CRISPY FRENCH RADISHES FOR BREAKFAST WITH SWEET, CREAM BUTTER. THE DELIGHTS OF THE HOME VEGETABLE GARDEN BECOME REDEFINED THROUGH THE GENERATIONS, BUT THE FUNDAMENTAL REASONS FOR GROWING HOME V...
NEMOPHILA MENZIESII BABY BLUE EYES" IS A FAVORITE CALIFORNIA WILDFLOWER, SOMTIMES GROWN IN COOLER GARDENS IN THE HIGH ATLANTIC COASTAL GARDENS OF NOVA SCOTIA AND NEWFOUNDLAND, BUT IN CENTRA...
THE GARDEN IS ABUNDANT AROUND MEMORIAL DAY - SIBERIAN IRIS STRUT THEIR STUFF IN THE PERENNIAL BORDER BUT CHORES START EARLY IN THE MORNING AND END LATE IN THE EVENING. Why does it all have to happen ...
THESE SNAP PEAS MIGHT BE ABLE TO SURVIVE WITH SIX TO EIGHT HOURS OF SUNLIGHT IS FINE, BUT TEN TO TWELVE HOURS CAN ADD TO YOUR HARVEST SUBSTANTIALLY. 1. Avoid Shade - Duh - But Count Your Hours of Sun...
PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM DRAMA QUEEN LUSCIOUS PLUM AND VIOLET STREAKED BLOOMS FROM THIS TENDER POPPY THAT MUST BE SEEDED WHERE IT WILL DECIDE FORYOU WHERE IT WILL GROW. THEY ONLY LAST A DAY, BUT OH, WHAT A...
JOE WORKS ON SOME OF THE NEW HIVES THAT ARRIVED TODAY It usually starts like this: The phone rings at 6:00 am, and its the government. (Actually, more like the U.S. Post office). A nervous voic...
The magnificence of the noble true tree peony - the aristocratic and woodier cousin of the herbaceous peony, is not a tree at all, but is more of a bush, at least they can be bush-like if you a...
THE FUZZY HAIRS WHICH COVER ECHIUM FASTUOSUM, CAPTURES THE SETTING SUNLIGHT ON A COOL, SPRING NIGHT. THIS COMMON CALIFORNIAN ROADSIDE PLANT, IS RARELY SEEN IN NEW ENGLAND, BUT IT MAKES AN UNUSUAL AND...
CYPRIPEDIUM GESELA, STILL YOUNG AND PALE, THIS NEW PLANT STILL PRODUCED A SINGLE BLOSSOM. IN A FEW YEARS, IF ALL GOS WELL, THIS PLANT MAY HAVE AS MANY AS 30 FLOWERS. For a very short period in May, d...
IRIS HENRYI, A CHINESE WOODLAND IRIS THAT IS SMALL, AND FLORIFEROUS This past weekend, a pot of Iris henryi, a rare woodland iris from China attracted a lot of attention at our garden party for the N...
I keep adding to my collection of blossoming cacti species, even when not it bloom, the thorns can be very decorative. Cacti and desert plants can be pretty as thorny potted plants, but getting them ...
A tree wisteria is simply a wisteria vine, trained to grow as a tree - essentially, it is simply a wisteria standard or a wisteria topiary, if you will. It takes many years, and careful and dedicated...
Primula auricula In most years, the first week of May marks the time when the ephemerals and wild flowers in New England reach their peak bloom. This year, with record breaking heat, and our unseason...
Various succulents await potting up into a large, rusty urn. A few posts back, I listed some of my summer projects. The list is growing longer than I originally intended, which is typical with me - a...
Mine, mine...all mine! Meh heh heh. My treasures- winnings from last Saturdays rare plant auction sponsored by the New England chapter of the National Rock Garden Society. This past weekend the...
HIGHLY COLLECTABLE ASAGAO SEEDS FROM JAPAN - PINCHED TO SHORT STEMS, THESE WILL REMAIN IN SMALL POTS I still have some Japanese Morning Glory seeds from a trip that I took to Japan for work a few yea...
Uvularia divides easily, but use care while in bloom. The divisions must be replanted immediately, best done on a rainy day, ensuring damp soil. Today in our garden, 3 inches of rain is expecte...
A VINTAGE METAL COOLER IS PLANTED WITH HIGH-ELEVATION MOUNTAIN TOP PLANTS Here is a fun way to both recycle a vintage mid-century insulated metal Coleman cooler - convert them into an alpine trough. ...
Fritillaria imperialis Aurora Last autumn, you may remember that I wanted to start planting larger groups of bulbs, and that instead of buying 6 or 12 of one variety, that I would limit my choices, b...
A Primula marginata blooms, rather weakly, because this one was rooted into a piece of tufa rock, which keeps the plant more in character. Ask any child to draw spring, and they will confirm it...
I have always liked these small, backyard coops when I see them on the design blogs, but I also know that they are too small for most people serious about raising backyard poultry. Good for the...
A BROWN HYACINTH? NOT QUITE, BUT ABOUT AS CLOSE A PAN IN THE ALPINE HOUSE DISPLAYS A SINGLE BULB OF THE RARITY FROM THE HYACINTH FAMILY KNOWN AS Dipacdi serotinus, Dipcadi Se...
FOR THE GREENHOUSE OR COLD WINDOWSILL ONLY, PRIMULA OBCONICA CANNOT SURVIVE OUTDOORS IN ZONES 9 OR LOWER. I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED P. OBCONICA, BUT THEY ARE HARD TO FIND TODAY. THEY ARE BEST AS A SHORT-LI...
Helleborus x hybridus Heronswood Black Purple Strain These are the days when in just one week, the entire garden can change seasons. One day, a tight bud, the next day if the temperatures rises to 70...
The sweet peas that I started last month are getting large. They have just been pinched back to two sets of leaves, in prep for being transplanted into the garden next weekend. ( I know - I may...
A tiny rare wild Gladiolus species from the Cape of South African, Gladiolus alatus blooms in a small clay pot, just as the pot of bulbs is almost ready to go dormant for the summer. A little slug da...
RAISED ETHNIC LITHUANIAN, EASTER IS A BIG DEAL FOR OUR FAMILY, BUT WE NEVER MADE ELABORATE EASTER EGGS, RATHER, MY MOM USED TO USE ONION SKINS AND BEETS TO COLOR EGGS FROM OUR OWN CHICKENS - THIS YEA...
IN OCTOBER, I SOWED SOME SPENCER SWEET PEAS IN A METHOD SUGGESTED FOR ZONE 5 IN A 1905 BULLETIN - SWEET PEAS IF PLANTED LATE ENOUGH IN ZONE 5, NEW ENGLAND, WILL BLOOM EARLY IN THE SPRING. When ...
WIN THIS NICE HANGING HAND-THROWN CONTAINER BY INGLESIDE POTTERY - see details at end of post I discovered Laines amazing hanging pottery containers a few months back while looking for the perfect co...
THERE ARE PLANTS THAT SEEM TO GET BETTER WITH AGE. A PULSATILLA BLOOMS IN THE ALPINE GARDEN, STARTED FROM SEED EIGHT YEARS AGO, THESE HIGH-ELEVATION ALPINES GROW WELL IN OUR GARDEN, IN TROUGHS, RAISE...
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