This is Colchicum 'Autumn Queen,' one of my recent purchases. It's the one that was practically blooming in the bag, so it's no surprise it was up two days after I planted it. By the way, there's an article in the October 2003 issue of Horticulture that tells you everything I know about colchicums. It [...]
September 2003
The extended report
September 7, 2003 – Posted in: Garden chores, What's up/bloomingI must confess that my garden is, yes, still a mess. The "weeded garden by August" thingy was going pretty well, until I had a run-in with the laws of physics. I suppose you think I'm going to say that I had such a run in with gravity that I was glued in the sitting [...]
What Goes Around Comes Around
September 6, 2003 – Posted in: Garden chores, Plant infoI cleared out a spot in the Purple-and-Gold bed to plant the Chrysanthemum superbum 'Polaris' daisies that my friend Bub gave me. These were daisies that I had bought from White Flower Farm several years ago and had shared with her. Subsequently they died out on me, so she graciously shared them back. Since having [...]
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