What’s In Bloom: Work Days in the Desert, Part 1
My December trip to the Arizona desert gave me the opportunity to volunteer my hand in the garden at two places. The first, Arizona…
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What’s In Bloom: And Who’s Enjoying It
It’s October an throughout this garden I am still seeing plenty of residents and visitors alike. Found this gorgeous dragonfly while moving hydrangeas in the…
What’s In Bloom: Meadow Lovers
By far, the most popular flowering plant is currently Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’ (montbretia) in the Entry Garden, with scarlet-red tubular flowers on 91-centimetre (3-foot) arching stems, this…
What’s In Bloom: Coneflower Season
The garden is lush and full from regular weekly rainfall, with coneflowers in bloom throughout. In the Entry Garden, Echinacea purpurea ‘Rubinstern’ Ruby Star (purple…
What’s In Bloom: Fleeting & Longer-Lasting Flowers
Many spring-flowering perennials seem fleeting, but are well worth it. For me, Oriental poppies, such as Papaver orientale ‘Princess Victoria Louise’ (shown here) in the Entry Garden,…
What’s In Bloom: Hellebores & more!
Iris reticulata ‘Katharine Hodgkin’ (reticulated iris, bulbous iris) flowered before the snow, flowered through the snow, and is continuing to flower throughout the Entry Garden. I…
What’s In Bloom: No, Really!
My search for late-winter, early-spring flowering plants has begun! Helleborus niger ‘Maximus’ (Christmas rose) in the Westview Terrace has fully opened buds. Even I can’t…
What’s In Bloom: Desert Plants
While the deep freeze of winter continues here, I thought I’d share a few more snapshots from my Desert Botanical Garden visit. Featured is Echinocactus…
What’s in Bloom: Braving the Low Desert Sun (Yeah Righ...
… to see Chihuly in the Garden for my annual winter trip to the Desert Botanical Garden with Deborah. This photo is a closeup of Sapphire Star (2010)…
What’s In Bloom: Who Says?
Who says you can’t plant bulbs through the snow in November? Well I’ll be planting on until they’re all in – rain, sun, or snow!…