THE RARE, CURIOUS AND JUST PLAIN AWESOME WITHIN THE UCONN GREENHOUSES December 31, 2014 ANT PLANTS, LIKE THIS MYRMECODIA SPECIES, HAVE SWOLLEN STEMS IN WHICH ANTS LIVE – THIS ONE T THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT / STORRS GREENHOUSES… Continue Reading
WHAT’S IN BLOOM THIS DECEMBER December 28, 2014 A DAPHNE MEZEREUM ‘ALBA’ OPENS A FLOWER NEAR OUR GREENHOUSE WALK, RESPONDING TO THE MILD WINTER TEMPERATURES THIS DECEMBER. IT WILL BLOOM SPORADICALLY –… Continue Reading
A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL December 25, 2014 Merry Christmas everyone! While picking camellias from the greenhouse for our Christmas Eve dinner,- I thought that I might share some images from our… Continue Reading
THE CHRISTMAS CACTUS AND ITS LITTLE SECRET ABOUT FLOWERING December 15, 2014 It’s a Schlumbergera party! And it seems that I have been focusing on inviting only the newer varieties ( most in the S. truncata… Continue Reading
BUSY LIKE AN ELF…LITERALLY. December 10, 2014 I feel as if I need to post something, as my Holiday break closes in. So here are a few random images from the… Continue Reading
MAKING A REAL, WORKING TERRARIUM November 22, 2014 JUST BECAUSE A PLANT IS SMALL, DOESN’T MEAN THAT IT WILL MAKE A GOOD TERRARIUM PLANT. I LIKE TO CHOOSE PLANTS WHICH ACTUALLY PREFER… Continue Reading
FORCING HOUSES, CROSNES AND RARITIES – MY AUTUMNAL NOTEBOOK November 12, 2014 THIS NERINE SARNIENSIS IS BLOOMING INSIDE THE GREENHOUSE, BUT I JUST LIKED HOW IT LOOKED AGAINST THIS FALL FOLIAGE – PINK ANG GOLD, SO… Continue Reading
AWESOME FALL FOLIAGE MADE IN AMERICA, AND IN JAPAN November 11, 2014 Cornus controversia ‘variegata’ Just because it is a Cornus (Dogwood) does not mean that it comes from North America- this cornus comes from the… Continue Reading
JAPAN AND IT’S TRADITIONAL SQUASH – KYOYASAI, SHISHIGATANI AND KABOCHA October 29, 2014 One of the few precious Shishigatano squashes that I grew this year. This year I grew some of the rarest and most treasured of… Continue Reading
Furby, Fitbit and Flex – What Every Dude wants for Christmas October 28, 2014 THE POWER BASE transforms into a very innovative system that will save tons of room, but can it change the way we think about… Continue Reading