Winter Scenes
Category Archives: Plants
A Pretty Little Rock Rose
All summer I have been weeding the portulaca/rock rose from the herb bed and other places. I went off to the Garden Writer’s Conference for a few days leaving everything in order,…. or so I thought. When I returned from … Continue reading
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The Hibiscus are blooming
This week all the hibiscus in the garden are in bloom. We have two large Rose of Sharon bushes at the front, and a couple of little H. moscheutos. These go down to the ground each winter are were so … Continue reading
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A New Year in the Garden
The New Year started out damp, but the rain took away any remaining snow from the garden. Today I went out to see what needed to be done and found this little rose still with blooms on. The official name … Continue reading
A Garden Day and I have Beans!
Today was a great day in the garden – nice cool temps and cloudy to start. I bought several chrysanthemums earlier in the week that needed to be put into the ground, as well as 3 new hellebores that arrived … Continue reading
Red, White and Blue Day
Memorial Day celebrates the armed services, so I went in search of red, white and blue Blue was not a problem – I have hydrangeas everywhere and they are are all standard mop head blue. Alice Morse Earle commented that … Continue reading
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Hardy Bananas and Bamboo
Yesterday on the radio show I had Steve Guiness who enjoys playing around with tropical plants. He takes people on gardening trips to the South American continent, so he was the perfect person to ask about my hardy bananas and … Continue reading
The First Daffodil
The weather turned mild this past 24 hours, so I was able get out into the garden to work today. The chore was made more pleasant by the fact that the first daffodils were out. These cheery little guys are … Continue reading
Poinsettias
Yesterday I had the pleasure of talking to a poinsettia guy. He works as the production manager at Smith greenhouses, in Oregon and we talked about all the wonderful new ‘flavors’ that are now out in the poinsettia world. Mints and fruits … Continue reading
A Banana??????
Last year at a garden sale, I picked up two little hardy banana cuttings. They grew and grew and gave the tropical look that I wanted. Hardy bananas plants are not fruiting bananas and if I find time this … Continue reading
New Cultivars of Old Favorites
I have very mixed feelings when some of my old favorites are picked up by large breeding companies and ‘new’ patented versions swamp the market. Two that come to mind from the past week are Agastache and Abelia. … Continue reading
