Camellia bud Dear Southern Camellia Sisters, Hello from the north! We thought it was high time we should write to let you know we arrived safely in the Midwest months ago and are more or less …
What does it do?
"What does it do?" is a question a friend of mine often asks me when she goes with me to a garden center. As we walk among the trees and shrubs, I'm thinking Fothergill gardenii, great fall foliage, …
Double Flowering Mock Orange Defies the Odds in My Garden
A double-flowering mock orange, Philadelphus 'Buckley's Quill' has defied the odds and continues to grow in my garden In my garden, the double-flowering mock orange is hidden behind some other …
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In the Garden of Southern Follies and Delights
Camellias! As hardy as I could find. I blame the writer Eudora Welty for my recent purchase of camellias (Camellia japonica) for my garden. A while back, I read Tell About Night Flowers: Eudora …
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I am the conflicted gardener
Just a picture of a wooded garden scene I am the conflicted gardener. On the one hand, I feel as though I should be buying plants for my garden that will reduce the amount of time, effort, and …
Requiem for Two Viburnums
Let us pause to remember the snowball bush, Viburnum opulus ‘Sterile’, for its years of service in my garden. It provided shelter for birds and blooms for me. It anchored one corner of the …
