At the time of writing this blog, I’m dozing off so my verbiage will be mercifully brief for you loyal readers.  This morning, Big John and I hauled up all …

Today was fairly mild with some very light snow/sprinkles.  We had a small turnout at the Horticulture Center this morning. Janice was in to work on some Garden Expo (this …

“No ghost was ever seen by two pair of eyes.”  Thomas Carlyle.  I would argue that quote as it relates to the ‘Ghost’ hybrid painted fern (Athyrium hybrida) which I …

I’m a big fan of annual celosias (Celosia sp.).  In 2005, we displayed a collection of over 100 varieties which was a lot of fun.  It was amazing to see …

I’ve always been a big fan of coral bells (Heuchera) although they aren’t the lowest maintenance perennial and will let you know when they aren’t happy (usually by dying).  Rich, …

Over the past five years, we’ve enjoyed growing the popcorn cassia (Cassia didymobotrya).  Also called popcorn senna and peanut butter plant, this tropical (native to Africa) thrives in our summer …

My memory is not what it used to be but I do recalling blogging about our culvert pipe planters in the past.  However, this “revisit” of the topic showcases some …

I’ll be honest and say that while I’ll never lack for blog topics, sometimes they are inspired that same day by something I’m doing.  In this case, I was ordering …

For the past 15 years we have grown and displayed the ‘Black & Blue’ anise sage (Salvia guaranitica) which is also known as Brazilian sage and hummingbird sage.  This plant …