Dear Dee and Mary Ann, A postcard from my little veg garden. I'm picking lots from the garden right now as you can see from the picture of Saturday's pickin's. Everything is doing well except the …
Obsessed gardener looking for an old variety…
Begonia 'Gloire de Lorraine' (American Gardening, 1900) Obsessed gardener looking for an old variety of Begonia, 'Gloire de Lorraine'. Described by Buckner Hollingsworth in Gardening on Main Street …
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Buckner Hollingsworth
I will always remember this summer as the summer I discovered Buckner Hollingsworth's books. My first discovery came when a friend and I were browsing in a nearby antique mall. I had gone my way in …
Class is now in session for Wildflower Wednesday – Wild Petunia
Wild Petunia, Ruellia humilis "Good morning, class." "Good morning, Miss Horters." "Now class, I hope you all remembered that today we are having a very special Show & Tell for Wildflower …
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‘German Johnson’ Tomato
I believe 'German Johnson' is one of the finest heirloom tomatoes you can grow in your garden. It has a pinkish skin, pinker than this picture shows, and the classic dimples one generally finds on …
As the Garden Grows: Cup Plant
Silphium perfoliatum Cup plant, Silphium perfoliatum, bloomed one day after Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day so I didn't include it in my last post. This particular native flower is often called Cup …
