I thought this blog topic would be appropriate for St. Patrick’s Day. As a member of the O’Dwyer clan, I always celebrate this holiday in some fashion or another. Greenish …
With St. Patrick’s Day looming, I thought some “ornamental shamrocks” would be in order. The first three ornamental clovers (Trifolium hybrida) have some excellent leaf detail and will thrive in …
The moon carrot (Seseli gummiferum) is pretty cool! I first ran across this biennial (two years from seed to bloom) about 10 years ago and we’ve grown it RBG many …
The warm weather pattern has continued after some overnight rain which was drizzle most of Sunday as well. Today was overcast all day (60 degrees F) but showers will return …
Nice shot above of cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) and ‘Gateway’ Joe-pye weed (Eupatorium maculatum). More on cardinal flower later….Today was another beautiful one with sunshine and temperatures in the mid …
I was finally able to get out in the gardens today for a comprehensive tour. The fact that it was sunny and in the mid 50 degrees F was certainly …
End of the day distractions yesterday (Tuesday) caused me to forget to post this blog! I had loaded the photos of this wonderful shrub and simply “spaced out”. The shrub …
This week was very productive in terms of bringing in more of the Holiday Light Show (HLS). Above is Larry H., who along with Big John, have spearheaded the efforts …
After another dusting of snow arrived last night to maintain our white landscape, I thought some summer color was in order for the blog. This ‘Blazin’ Rose’ bloodleaf (Iresine hybrida) …
We still have a snowy landscape although the expected warm up over the weekend should melt everything off by early next week when temperatures start to reach 60 degrees F …