The 120 Year Miracle – Our Bamboo finally Blooms, (and Dies) March 31, 2010 Many bamboos bloom, curiously, at the same globally, and we are in a period where many Fargesia nitida populations are blooming, and then, dieing,… Continue Reading
I Design a Botanical Wedding March 28, 2010 This weekend we designed a wedding! Congratulations Nici and Steven! Every extra succulent cutting in the greenhouse was harvested Saturday, and masterfully crafted into… Continue Reading
10 New Far-From-Ordinary Plants for Collectors March 26, 2010 Today, it’s hard to find anything new, but I think I’ve compiled a list of some plants that are not only new to me,… Continue Reading
The return of the Boston Flower Show – BLOOMS! 2010 March 23, 2010 Since we we’re invited to create a small space at the newly revised and renamed, Boston Flower Show, which was absent last year after… Continue Reading
Welcoming in the spring Equinox March 22, 2010 Adonis amurensis bud emerging. One of the first, and most beautiful winter-blooming perennials for cold climates is Adonis amurensis, also known as pheasant’s eye…. Continue Reading
Planting Peas March 22, 2010 Any gardening blog worth its words this week will either be posting about four leafed clovers, or planting peas, for in many areas, particularly… Continue Reading
Bells of Ireland, They’re magically delicious! ( but, they’re from Turkey) March 17, 2010 I don’t know about you, but somehow I associate Bells of Ireland with those other annuals that we always dream of growing but never… Continue Reading
Bird House Round-Up March 16, 2010 By Designer/artist Andrew Fallat. London designer Luke Morgan designed this prototype for a competition, but it shows how creative one can get with forms… Continue Reading
Ordering Tree Peonies- My Invitation to ‘Abundant Pleasure’ March 14, 2010 ‘Angelete’ is a new, practically undefinable color in Tree Peonies in golden ambery peach.‘Black Panther’ is a dark, royal burgundy Tree Peony. How, how,… Continue Reading