If you were going to make a basktball team out of daylilies, 'Notify Ground Crew', with flower stems hovering just over six feet tall, would be a strong contender for the center position. For my …
The Pea Family Showed Up This Week
I was standing out in the garden and noticed I was surrounded by blooms from the pea family of plants. My initial thought was, "oh good, the Leguminosae family has arrived. Oh wait, not Leguminosae …
In the right light…
In the right light... I just like how this picture came out. So I'm sharing it... …
Foxglove – A sign of garden fairy activity in the garden
Digitalis grandiflora Dear Hortense, Do you have foxglove growing in your garden? I have large yellow-flowered foxglove, Digitalis grandiflora, growing in my garden. It's right in the middle …
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Gillyflowers in bloom
Gillyflowers, Dianthus 'Bath's Pink' The gillyflowers are in bloom. Gillyflowers, you ask? Aren't those Dianthus, you ask politely? To you, maybe, but when I read that another common name for …
The Legend of the Toad Lily
Tricyrtis 'Imperial Banner' Once upon a time, there were several garden fairies out enjoying a cool late summer's evening. They were having a marvelous time, drinking dew drop tea and eating …
