Yesterday was a special day at May Dreams Gardens.These Turkish Glory of the Snow, Chionodoxia sardensis, were starting to bloom. I planted them last fall, scattering them here and there through out …
Put Down Those Pruners, Spring Flower Buds Are Present
If you care about having any flowers on your spring blooming trees and shrubs, put down those pruners right now! Look at the buds on this Star Magnolia, Magnolia stellata. I see these big fat flower …
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Horticultural Anomalies and Azaleas
When? When will I remember that I should always take my camera with me wherever I go? You just never know when you'll encounter something unusual and want to take a picture of it.Today, instead of …
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A Highly Recommended Viburnum
Some gardeners might think that all viburnums are great big shrubs and they are intimidated by their size.Size, and thinking that most viburnums are great big shrubs, is not be a good reason to not …
Viburnum vs. Lilac – Take a Stand!
The smaller the garden, the more we look for plants that provide more than one season of interest. As one of my college professors used to say, two weeks of glory may not be enough to justify planting …
Forgotten Fothergilla
How's come more gardeners don't plant Fothergilla?And speaking of "how's come", is that a Hoosierism, a particular figure of speech common among people who are from Indiana? Or do others phrase …
