Greeting a Dawning Year December 30, 2011 CONSERVATORY DELIGHTS WELCOME A NEW YEAR A COMPOSITION INSPIRED BY AN ENGRAVING PUBLISHED IN THE YOUNG GARDENERS ASSISTANT by Thomas Bridgeman, 1853. PERIOD FLOWERS,… Continue Reading
Growing like it’s 1855 – Inspiration from the past for a new gardening year December 29, 2011 A WARDIAN CASE IS DIFFERENT THAN A At the end of each year, I treat myself to a small selection of rare gardening books…. Continue Reading
What’s in Bloom Today – Under Glass December 26, 2011 I PICKED A VERY NINETEENTH CENTURY COMPOSITION IN THE GREENHOUSE TODAY. THESE ARE FLOWERS ONE WOULD HAVE FOUND SOLD ON A DECEMBER STREET CORNER… Continue Reading
A Happy Christmas to all…. December 26, 2011 Although it is busy around the house here during the Holidays, I thought that I would just drop a note to wish all of… Continue Reading
A mild December – What’s in bloom, outdoors. December 22, 2011 A DAPHNE MEZEREUM ‘ALBA’ IS IN FULL BLOOM, ON THIS MILD, DECEMBER MORNING Every Few Years, we experience a mild December, if not a… Continue Reading
Winter Greens, Blues and Pinks December 18, 2011 ATLANTIC WHITE CEDAR, HAS BRIGHT BLUE NEEDLES, AND GREY BRANCHES – JUST A TWIG OR TWO IN A STONE CONTAINER BECOMES AN INSTANT HOLIDAY… Continue Reading
Useful digital gifts which may surprise you (and them). December 17, 2011 I’ll be honest, I started this post with just App’s for gardeners, but I reached a point where I felt that I could not… Continue Reading
Listed in Martha Stewart Living! December 17, 2011 I can’t believe that Growing With Plants made a best-of listing in the next issue of Martha Stewart Living Magazine. I am listed on… Continue Reading
Botanical Wreaths from the Garden December 13, 2011 A WALK AROUND THE GARDEN, CAN RESULT IN UNUSUAL MATERIALS FOR HOME-MADE WREATHS. THIS ALPINE WREATH WAS CONSTRUCTED WITH CLIPPINGS FROM ALPINE DAPHNE SPECIES,… Continue Reading
The Twelve Cyclamen of Christmas December 11, 2011 Cyclamen species, (the ‘wild’ cyclamen or Europe and the Mediterranean) all have beautifully patterned winter foliage Here are twelve different leaf forms found in… Continue Reading