I was lured out into the cold, sunny garden early this morning by Baptisia australis, selected as the 2010 Perennial Plant of the Year™ by the Perennial Plant Association. Baptisia australis 'Purple …
More Columbines In My Garden
For the longest time, I’ve wanted a nice yellow columbine in my garden. I saw one at a garden center a few weeks ago and almost bought it, but then I reminded myself that with all the changes I’ve …
A Collection of Double Flowering Columbines
Early May in the garden belongs to the double-flowering columbines. I’m not sure how I ended up with so many of these fancy, frilly flowers, but I did. One of their common names is "Granny's …
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Free The Clematis? Free The Clematis!
Earlier this spring, a gardener/garden writer whom I greatly admire came to see my garden. It was actually closer to late winter when she walked around my yard, seeing mostly the “bones” of the …
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When A Flower Blooms That You Just Don’t Like: Happy Ending
The logistics are a bit complicated, but they involved two twin mattresses, my truck, some passalong hostas, finding a window of opportunity (WOO) to haul the mattresses from my sister-in-law to my …
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When A Flower Blooms That You Just Don’t Like
Out in the garden, the quamash is starting to bloom. This particular one is Camassia leichtlinii coerulea 'Blue Sky'. I planted bulbs for it last fall after seeing quamash in bloom the previous …
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