Yesterday I took a ride to the New England Botanic Garden, near Worchester, Massachusetts. I traveled to meet up with the New England Hosta Society at its annual meeting. I have been a member for many years. I enjoy all…
I continue to read the great book English Garden Eccentrics. The main idea is that certain gardeners over the centuries have chosen an usual form of gardening. You might called these people 'eccentrics.' That is prcisely what the author Todd…
New York nineteenth-century seed company owner James Vick (1812-1882) included a large collection of flowers in his catalog. He also offered some plants, like the caladium, that you grow for its colorful leaves. Vick wrote in his catalog of 1873…
Just finished a wonderful book about English gardens. It's not your typical English garden material that seems to shout from the rooftop: this is so beautiful, and you should do it in your landscape. No, this book is about your…
Certain plants , whether they like it or not, become part of a wave of popularity. One day nobody grows them, and the next you can't find them in the nursery. That's the case with the dahlia, my favorite flower.…