A BRIEF ROMANCE WITH A COTTAGE GARDEN June 21, 2014 Self-seeded biennials like Foxgloves (digitalis) continue to emerge in random locations around my garden – all tracking back to an original planting of seed-raised… Continue Reading
MY FAVORITE CACTI -THE REBUTIA COME INTO BLOOM June 19, 2014 A large golden yellow Rebutia sp. thrives on neglect, and winter cold ( if kept dry) in a bonsai pot. I must have been… Continue Reading
SUMMER READING: SISSINGHURST – VITA SACKVILLE-WEST & SARAH RAVEN June 16, 2014 I love books. I love to read, and I especially enjoy gardening books by serious plant people, and few come as serious as Vita… Continue Reading
HOW TO GROW COLUMBINE FROM SEED WORTHY OF A COTTAGE GARDEN June 10, 2014 Left to right – ‘Aquilegia caerulea Songbird series ‘Nightingale’, ‘Songbird Series ‘Bluebird’ and Songbird Series ‘Dove’ Do you remember when you were a little… Continue Reading
Fare Well Dad. A Life Well Lived. June 4, 2014 Vitty A. Mattus. 1914 – 2014. My dad’s self portrait from 1960, when he was my age. My dear friends and readers, I am… Continue Reading