Heirloom Vegetables -a Better Choice? Yes, and No December 29, 2010 My Heirloom seed order has already arrived from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. The packaging is spectacular, as usual. Seed packets don’t get more perfect… Continue Reading
First Snow Storm of the Season December 29, 2010 Our first substantial snow of the season arrived yesterday, but it never measured up to what was promised ( nearly 24″ or more and… Continue Reading
Christmasyness December 25, 2010 Here’s wishing each of my readers, a very Merry Christmas! Sharing some images from the last 24 hours at our home. Above, an amazing… Continue Reading
My Big Fat Lithuanian Christmas December 23, 2010 My sister has the knack on curling the edge on the dumplings. Salmon filets ( wild caught) await prep in the kitchen. This one… Continue Reading
Candy Cane Oxalis December 21, 2010 OXALIS VERSICOLOR – the Candy Cane Oxalis A rather common ( in plant collector terms) Oxalis species in bloom during the Holiday season is… Continue Reading
OH COME, ALL YE KUMQUATS December 19, 2010 KUMQUATS ARE RIPENING IN THE GREENHOUSE As we enter the Holiday season, and the winter solstice, the rare fruits of winter arrive in the… Continue Reading
FEELING CHRISTMAS CACTUSY December 15, 2010 I’ve been obsessed lately with Christmas Cactus, or what florists now call Zygocactus ( a name introduced a few years ago by the trade… Continue Reading
Decorating outdoors part 1 December 12, 2010 Joe wraps pine garland around the post of the Martin house, it is made from our local White Pine, Pinus strobus, a common New… Continue Reading
Aloe arborescens December 10, 2010 In bud today, is a large, if not massive tree aloe which I brought back from a trip to California about a dozen years… Continue Reading
More Early Winter Camellia December 4, 2010 THREE CAMELLIA JAPONICA IN BOTTLE VASES In the greenhouse, the Camellias continue to bloom, with the larger cultivars of Japanese varieties not blooming. There… Continue Reading