A few years ago, my neighbor asked me why all my tulips come back and bloom every year, while his tulips seem to bloom once, and then the next year, he gets a bunch of leaves and no blooms. It's a …
One More Fall Flowering Crocus
At the risk of becoming "the crocus lady," I thought I'd talk about one more fall flowering crocus that is blooming in my garden. This fall flowering crocus is white and blooms just a bit later …
Saffron Math and a New Word
Just one little saffron flower came up this fall and I noticed it blooming yesterday. It has three red threads (technically stigmas). Duck Duck Go search engine tells me that there are 4,600 of …
Bulbs and Annuals in the Same Space
When I slipped those little seedlings of yellow Profusion zinnias along the front of the flower border, I knew there were also bulbs there. Lots of them. In the spring, reticulated irises come up …
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Always Be On The Lookout
"Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder." ~ E. B. White. I went out early yesterday morning and found these colchicum blooms hiding beneath a giant 'Empress Wu' hosta next to a …
Hurry, Fall Is Upon US
"Hurry, Fall is upon us." But there was no "hurry" for the colchicums who waited all through spring, when crocuses got all the attention. And kepting waiting all through summer when countless …
