Jewels of the Eastern Forest May 28, 2013 A big find for both of us ( a life list bird for me, and a new phase for Kim) was this Indigo Bunting… Continue Reading
Collectables, Treasures, and Native Plants in My Garden May 27, 2013 Sinocalycanthus raulstonii ‘Hartlage Wine’ is an under used shrub, an intergeneric cross between our native Eastern Sweetshrub Calycanthus floridus and the Chinese counterpart, Sinocalycanthus…. Continue Reading
Trade Secrets – Round Up May 24, 2013 Succulent wall planters and a great felt wool goat puppet ( these are what Martha was buying when I met her!). Aren’t they great?… Continue Reading
HOW TO GROW AND TRAIN A WISTERIA TREE May 23, 2013 My wisteria tree, is still a vine, simply trained as a tree. This takes an incredible amount of heavy pruning two or three times… Continue Reading
My RSS Feed is moving to Feedly from Google May 21, 2013 If you’re a user of Google Reader you probably know by now that Google has decided to shut down the service as of July… Continue Reading
Endulging at Trade Secrets May 19, 2013 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… Continue Reading
Epic Trillium at the Garden in the Woods May 18, 2013 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… Continue Reading
Japanese Primroses and Bleeding Hearts May 16, 2013 Primula sieboldii selections from our garden ( from two years ago) range from delicate snowflake shapes, to phlox-like pinks, to noddinggeisha types which are… Continue Reading
Hellebores – a year after dividing May 14, 2013 I have a soft spot for dark, slate colored selections of Helleborus. This one is a classic Heronswood selection. Last year, I divided all… Continue Reading
Hosting #gardenchat tonight! 9:00 EST May 13, 2013 Get your gardening questions ready ( and make them interesting!). Tonight, I and a few of my fellow Troy Bilt Saturday6 bloggers will be… Continue Reading